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In a Town Called Addis
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Track Listing
- Azmari Dub
- Entoto Dub
- Tazeb Kush
- Shegye Shegitu (Blue Nile Mix)
- Yeka Sub City Rockers
- Shem City Steppers
- Tizita Dub
- Black Rose
- Neh Yelginete
- Ophir Dub
- Sima Edy
- Ambassel
- Mercato Music
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #19332 in Music
- Released on: 2008-10-13
- Number of discs: 1
- Format: EP
Editorial Reviews
The Independent, 10th October 2008
...replete with magical moments. *****
Independent On Sunday, 12th October 2008
The swirl of sensuous vocals, cinematic horns and grounding bass lines have been brought together to majestic effect.
Financial Times, October 25/26, 2008
"...as if Lee Scratch Perry were producing 'Éthiopiques'" - *****
Customer Reviews
A Seismic Soundclash
Drawing on a well-established link between Reggae music and Ethiopia for inspiration, Dub Colossus (Nick Page formerly Transglobal Underground /Temple of Sound) imaginatively brings together Ethiopian singers and musicians with heavyweight reggae rhythms. Killer bass hooks, sublime percussion and rich dub treatments all pervade one of the most original and varied dub/reggae albums I've come across in 20+ years of interest in the genre. For the purists, it should be stressed that this is far from unadulterated dub reggae as there are 4 or so tracks that don't really qualify as such - ranging from beautifully rendered Ethiopian ballads to blues and Jazz.
Indeed, I wouldn't recommend this if you have any aversion to traditional African music - the majority of tracks combine aforementioned styles to stirring and sometimes surreal effect through the contributions of some of Ethiopia's most accomplished singers and musicians. If you're partial however to an accomplished merging of musical boundaries, which in this instance pays tasteful homage to the very best experimental 70's dub/reggae, look no further!
Original and atmospheric...
This album is certainly one which I will keep coming back to. The fusion of traditional Ethiopian styles and Jamaican reggae and dub makes for an enticing and rewarding experience. One of my favourite releases of 2008 and definitely recommended.
An Ethopian treasure
This one-of-a-kind project connects the real-life fireworks of old and new, urban Ethiopian music with the Rastafarian mythology that has long linked this country to reggae via the late Emperor Haile Selassie, whom Rastas deify.
The album is the work of Dubuluh (Nick Page) and a host of Ethiopian and English artists. It's an intriguing, somewhat surprising collection of tunes. Often times dub projects can be anchored in a recurrent groove, but Page has created a group of tracks that are quite distinctive. "Neh Yelginete (My First Love)," for instance, is a beautifully layered tune that invokes the Ethiojazz vibe. "Ophir Dub" has a retro feel, bringing to mind the dub reggae of Abyssinians. "Shegye Shegitu (Blue Nile Mix)" is a dark, bluesy number produced in fairly minimalist fashion. The song "Yeka Sub City Rockers" conjures the spirit of Augustus Pablo and blends it with an ambient dub sensibility. The opening track on the disc, "Azmari Dub," is Ethiopique roots reggae featuring vocalist Sintayehu Zenebe and the sturdy punch of the Horns of Negus.
