Journey Without Maps brings you vintage, rare, and underground global music from uncharted sonic territories. Every week, I unearth a new musical landscape: African soul & funk, Latin rhythms, eastern European electronica, Middle East psychedelic, Asian surf rock ⦠and more.
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From the nightclubs of the capital Addis Ababa to the coffeehouses of Washington, DC and its outlying suburbs â emerge hypnotic sounds. This is jazz, funk, soul with a pentatonic edge and electronic experimentation rooted in folk traditions. On this episode, we return to Ethiopia and pay respect to classic and contemporary sounds. Getatchew Mekurya, Hailu Mergia, Asselefetch Ashine And Getenesh Kebret, Mahmoud Ahmed, Berhe Raza, and experimental artists from the Washington-DC based 1432 R record label.
Getatchew Mekurya "Yegenet muziqa" from "Ethiopiques, Vol. 14: Negus of Ethiopian Sax" on Buda musique Hailu Mergia "Yegle Nesh" from "Hailu / Yegle Nesh - Single" on Philophon Berhe Raza "Kule" from "Out of Addis" on Eastern Connection Asselefetch Ashine, Getenesh Kebret & Army Band "Amlak abet abet" from "Ethiopiques, Vol. 13: The Golden Seventies (Ethiopian Groove)" on Buda musique Mahmoud Ahmed "Atawurulegn lela" from "Ãthiopiques, Vol. 7: Mahmoud Ahmed (1975)" on Buda musique Hailu Mergia "Amrew Demkew" from "Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye" on Awesome Tapes From Africa Yishak Banjaw "Libey Ma'aduley" from "Love Songs, Vol. 2 (Deluxe Edition)" on Teranga Beat Habtamu Assefa "Gubiliye" from "Out of Addis" on Eastern Connection Ayalew Mesfin & Black Lion Band "Gedawo" from "Ethiopiques, Vol. 13: The Golden Seventies (Ethiopian Groove)" on Buda musique Mikael Seifu "How to Save a Life (Vector of Eternity)" from "Zelalem - EP" on RVNG INTL. Ethiopian Records "In My Sleep" from "In My Sleep EP 12"" on 1432 R
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