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2CD set with a selection of the very best tracks from the highly acclaimed Ethiopiques series. Recommended!
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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There is undoubtedly a buzz around Ethiopian music at the moment: Jim Jarmusch was determined to make it a key component of Broken Flowers and Gilles Peterson has been championing it on Radio 1. And it seems to have garnered a rather star-studded following: Damon Albarn, Elvis Costello, Robert Plant, Tom Waits and Brian Eno amongst them.
However, it's the reaction from my circle of friends that convinced me this music really has something: everyone loves it- from the heads to the most conservative of tastes, they all dig it. There are few albums I can play at a party that get respect from the music savvy without getting groans from the uninitiated (and vice-versa).
There's a great web site where I first heard the music, you can also watch clips, read reviews, discuss the music etc there. Don't think I'm allowed to include web addresses but do a search on 'The Very Best of Ethiopiques' and you'll find it. Enjoy!
However, it's the reaction from my circle of friends that convinced me this music really has something: everyone loves it- from the heads to the most conservative of tastes, they all dig it. There are few albums I can play at a party that get respect from the music savvy without getting groans from the uninitiated (and vice-versa).
There's a great web site where I first heard the music, you can also watch clips, read reviews, discuss the music etc there. Don't think I'm allowed to include web addresses but do a search on 'The Very Best of Ethiopiques' and you'll find it. Enjoy!
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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I haven't got this CD but I do have the first 17 volumes of the series that it is the 'best of', so be warned, it is seriously addictive music. I absolutely love the series. The other reviewers have described the music so I won't bother. It covers such a range of styles that it's hard to do so anyway.
There are a lot of CDs in the series but if you like this and want to know which others to get I recommend volumes 1&3 as good compilations, volume 4 (instrumentals), 6&7 (Mahmoud Ahmed) and 14 (Getatchew Mekurya - sax player). But they're all good. Also, check out the Zanzibara series on the same label. All these CDs can be bought for about £5/£6 each from other sellers overseas, via amazon, such as Caiman.
P Dowding (below) is obviously an imbecile and should stick to Busted.
There are a lot of CDs in the series but if you like this and want to know which others to get I recommend volumes 1&3 as good compilations, volume 4 (instrumentals), 6&7 (Mahmoud Ahmed) and 14 (Getatchew Mekurya - sax player). But they're all good. Also, check out the Zanzibara series on the same label. All these CDs can be bought for about £5/£6 each from other sellers overseas, via amazon, such as Caiman.
P Dowding (below) is obviously an imbecile and should stick to Busted.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Saw a postcard for this release at Womad last weekend. If you've never heard it it's really incredible. Hard to describe - jazzy, funky, dreamy -not like anything else you've ever heard. There's something like 25 releases on the original series - far too many to know which to buy. Looks like this best of has got a bit of everything on it though so great place to start. Do yourself a favour and discover as the sticker on the front from Elvis Costello says
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Not the very best of ethiopiques
The ethiopiques compilations contain some of the most exciting and spine tingling music that I have heard in recent years. Read more
Published on 2 April 2010 by Chris Glenn
Rubbish
CD Came in good time but think I made a mistake didnt like the music and was thinking of re selling it back on amazon if possible..
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by John Wheelhouse
Phenomenal
Just a supporting post for the other reviews. I've heard a lot of music in my time and almost to the last track the material on here is absolutely phenomenal. Read more
Published on 26 May 2009 by Martyn
All hail Ethiopiques! Hot and spicy.
Hey pop pickers! Do you despair at the state of British indie music? Need that itch seriously scratching? Man,this is one wild and groovy ride. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2008 by C. Whitworth
Patchy offering
This seems a pretty random collection of tracks. There are a few things that grab my attention, but to be honest they are in the minority. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2008 by R. Lawson
Haunting and uplifting music that deserves a wide audience.
The 28 tracks on this wonderful double CD are drawn from a series of 23 Ethiopiques albums put together by the inspirational French promoter and champion of Ethiopian music Francis... Read more
Published on 4 July 2008 by Jazzrook
music you can eat
I felt I had to review this release if only to address the balance of a spectacularly ignorant reviewer who gave it one star. Read more
Published on 30 April 2008 by T. Preston
Fantastic gateway into Ethiopian music
Any best of from the titanic Ethiopiques series was going to make for interesting listening.
This double CD package really comes up trumps, giving you a fine sample of the... Read more
This double CD package really comes up trumps, giving you a fine sample of the... Read more
Published on 14 April 2008 by David Johnson
A treasure trove
A first for me, in world music terms and a very lovely surprise. Combining funk, African and Middle Eastern sounds makes for some really adventurous listening, quite how one... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2008 by Mr. M. L. Hawes
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