Ethiopiques/ Various - Ethiopiques

A selection of powerful pieces from the historical Amha Records catalogue : Ayaléw Mèsfin, Gétatchèw Kassa and Sèyfou Yohannes, and other artists as yet unreleased or hardly known in the West. Bonus tracks: two pieces by the young Mulatu Astatqé, recorded in the early 60s and two pieces by The Ashantis, a Kenyan band based in Addis Abeba, which was very influent in the early 70s.'