Dub Colossus – Dub Will Keep Us Together (Real World X, 2026) Dub Will Keep Us Together is the final Dub Colossus album to feature…
Dub Will Keep Us Together, Nick Page’s Final Dub Colossus Album
Tag: Ethiopian music
Sweet Addis Goodbye: A Lost Ethiopian Classic Returns
Mulukèn Mellèssè – Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band (Heavenly Sweetness, 2025) This is a long-awaited reissue of Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band, one…
A Piece of Infinity, Meklit’s Smithsonian Folkways Debut
Meklit – A Piece of Infinity (Smithsonian Folkways, 2025) Meklit will release A Piece of Infinity, her first album for Smithsonian Folkways, on September 26.…
Mulatu Plays Mulatu’s Ethio-jazz Brings Us Together
Mulatu Astatke — Mulatu Plays Mulatu (Strut Records, 2025) Mulatu Plays Mulatu is Mulatu Astatke’s first major studio album in more than a decade. Furthermore,…
Meklit’s “Tizita” In Bloom
(headline image: Meklit Hadero – photo by Alexa Treviño) Ethiopian artist Meklit has released an original video for “Tizita,” featuring Brandee Younger on harp and…
Mulatu Astatke, the Father of Ethio-jazz
Mulatu Astatke (b. 19 December 1943) is an Ethiopian musician, composer, and arranger widely regarded as the originator of Ethio-jazz, a genre that fuses Ethiopian…
Stimulating Golden Age Ethiopian Sounds by Esy Tadesse
Born in Addis Ababa and currently a resident of Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist Esy Tadesse nails the golden age Ethiopian sound on “Buna,” a track brimming…
Qwanqwa Announce 2024 North American Tour Dates
(Headline image: Qwanqwa – Photo Credit James Barry Knox.) Renowned Ethiopian ensemble Qwanqwa is set to embark on their North American tour this spring, following…
Meklit Launches “Antidote”
Ethio-Jazz vocalist, songwriter, and cultural activist Meklit introduces her latest single “Antidote.” This track, a vibrant celebration of emotional insight and self-awareness, is enriched with…
Meklit Presents “Ethio Blue”
Ethio-Jazz vocalist, songwriter, and cultural activist, Meklit, has unveiled “Ethio Blue,” the title track from her forthcoming EP Ethio Blue, set to release on March…