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Moa Anbessa

Getatchew Mekuria + The Ex

Getatchew Mekuria (tenor saxophone), G.W. Sok (vocals), Katherina Bornefeld (drums), Terrie Hessels (guitar), Andy Moor (guitar), Colin McLean (bass), Xavier Charles (clarinet), Joost Buis (trombone), Brodie West (alto saxophone), Cor Fuhler (organ 06,09,10).

Tracks 01,02,04,07,09,10 recorded April 3-4 2006 at Jottem, Wormerveer, Netherlands, by Jeroen 'Ato Asa' Visser and Dolf Planteijdt. Engineered by Maarten Tap. Tracks 03,05,06,08,11 recorded live April 8 2006, at the Grand Mix, Tourcoing, France, by Jeroen Visser. Mixed and mastered by Jeroen Visser + The Ex at Fishing Bakery Labs, Zurich, Switzerland.

CD Released November 2006.
LP Released March 2009.

Terp Records cat# Terp AS-11

Tracklisting

01. Ethiopia Hagere mp3
02. Sethed Seketelat
03. Eywat Setenafegagn mp3
04. Che Belew Shellela
05. Aynamaye Nesh
06. Aynotche Terabu / Shemonmwanaye
07. Musicawi Silt
08. Tezeta
09. Almaz Yeharerwa
10. Tezalegn Yetentu
11. Aha Begena

Reviews

‘‘A killer combination of sounds - the searing tenor sax of Getatchew Mekuria and the raspy guitars of The Ex brought together here in really unique cross-cultural formation! Mekuria's influence really transforms the sound of The Ex, bringing their anarchic spirit into a strongly Ethiopian mode, one that's further underscored by some great guest horn work on clarinet, alto, and trombone used like the kind of horn sections you'd find on Ethiopian recordings from the 70s, which lets Mekuria really do his thing by soloing over the tunes with a great deal of feeling.’’ Dusty Groove America.