Tells the story of the beautiful and swingy seventies in ethiopia. Graduated as scriptwriter of national film school in lodz, poland. Ethiopiques the exotic strains of ethiopian jazz are not widely heard by american ears. Whats obvious is the influence of american soul and blues, the former quite apparent in the memphis groove of muluquen melleses wetetie mare, with its smoking bassline. Best of ethiopiques golden years of ethiopian music lage. Listen to the very best of ethiopiques ethiopiques. Compilation selected from the ethiopiques cd series. Heavenly ethiopiques by various artists, released 19 september 2016 1. Oct 26, 2017 ethiopiques revolt of the soul international premiere at idfa 2017 dance in the aisles to th. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from ethiopiques. Documentary animation james brown is shouting and screaming from the loudspeakers. An avid follower of world music, falceto was given a copy at a party in his hometown of poitiers. Documentaries that are carefully researched amd that rigorously explore the subject matter, that are audacious, open to the diversity of the world and that have their place on the international scene. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul valletta film festival.
The very best of ethiopiques is a compilation by ethiopiques released in 2007. Many of the cds compile songs from various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia. Offering well deserved exposure for brilliant musicians, many of whom live in poverty in exile today, and featuring old and new footage against the backdrop of the political and social upheaval during the end of haile selassies reign, and the derg junta that took over, ethiopiques. The first best of lp release from the ethiopiques series. A few years ago the world discovered a unique sound coming from the distant ethiopian capital addis abeba. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Idfa 2017 trailer ethiopiques revolt of the soul youtube. This infectious music influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz as tolerated in the late 20th century while. The third installment of buda musiques ethiopiques series is undoubtedly one of the best, an unlikely occurrence as most of this material was released in 1975 a year after the fall of emperor haile sallassie and after the rise of a repressive military regime that quickly brought to an end the golden age of swinging addis.
Search results mulatu search for mulatu at tadias magazine. The best of the ethiopiques series jazz, soul, funk, hip. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian and eritrean singers and musicians. But the work of many talented artists can be enjoyed in an ambitious multi. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul trailer 2017 youtube. Both of the christgaurecommended tracks mulequen mellesse, wetetie mare and seyfu yohannes, tezeta are here.
The music emerged from a less repressive time when emperor haile selassie tolerated this infectious music, with its african sound influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz. This first volume of the ethiopiques series just begins to show the scope of the golden age of ethiopian music, loving assembled, remastered, and annotated. Ethiopiques is the history of ethiopian music told from the perspective of francis falceto and ethiopian musicians. Pertinent and impertinent documentaries on topical questions and timeless subjects. Art culture completed 2017 the story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became an considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays. Best of ethiopiques golden years of ethiopian music l. I have been saying to esat staffs that stop praising derg, in the begging they used to worship derg regime specially the younger crew of esat, but they have reduced a lot the last few years. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded this famous series. Powerful music, enchanting witnesses and the pleasures of nostalgia in image and sound ethiopiques revolt of the soul is the story of world music aficionado francis falceto. This infectious music influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz as tolerated in the late 20th century while emperor haile selassie was in power in ethiopia but everything changed with the military coup of 1974 when the. This mp3 download lacks four tracks from the original cd, all by teshome meteku. Francis opened his large collection of photos, lps, and memorabilia to make the artwork of this double lp gatefold. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
The story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays. Many of the ethiopiques cds compile various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records, and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia. An avid follower of world music, falceto was given a copy at a party in his. Mulatu astatke sketches of ethiopia releases discogs. Revolt of the soul is a film about the rise, fall and redemption of a group of spectacular ethiopian jazz musicians who in the swinging 60s ignited an explosive cultural revolution in addis ababa swinging addis, the announcement notes. Every year, more than 300 tv buyers, sales agents, distributors and festival programmers convene in amsterdam to watch a selection of the very latest and best documentaries available to the. Revolt of the soul teaser this film is a teaser produced to raise fund, to find associate producers and sponsors in order. A film about the rise, fall and redemption of a group of spectacular ethiopian jazz musicians who in the swinging 60s ignited an explosive cultural revolution in addis ababa. German translation of ethiopia collins englishgerman. Herein began the birth of recorded ethiopian music, imbued with the flavours of funk, soul and jazz.
Documentary in 1997, the western world was first introduced to the rich musical history of ethiopia through the ethiopiques series of cds, which is now in its 30th release. Oct 20, 2017 powerful music, enchanting witnesses and the pleasures of nostalgia in image and sound ethiopiques revolt of the soul is the story of world music aficionado francis falceto. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul teaser 2017 on vimeo. The very best of ethiopiques has been described as doing for ethiopia what the buena vista social club did for cuba and this marvellous music. Despite their dreams, our main characters will have to choose between survival under a murderous regime or exile. During the summer cinema zuid will screen each friday a music documentary. His newest fiction film disco polo reached audience over 860.
Commenter below, i totally agree with everything you wrote. Prominent singers and musicians from this era appearing on ethiopiques releases include alemayehu eshete, asnaketch worku, mahmoud. Their music was sublime but this golden era was brought to an end by the military regime that took over the country and forced the musicians. One of the missing songs turns up on the rough guide to ethiopia rough guide world music cds. While technically illegal at the time, the music was celebrated by the people and tolerated by the countrys thenmonarch. Film 16 bars directed by sam bathrick new england premiere usa 94 minutes 2018. German translation of ethiopia the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. Many of the ethiopiques cds compile various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia. Jun, 2018 the eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded the ethiopiques series of cds. Docs for sale welcomes artistic documentaries from all over the world, and is open to films that target cinema, television, and online audiences.
Listen to music from ethiopiques like 03 feqer aydelem wey. Their music was sublime but this golden era was brought to an end by the military regime that took over the. People have gathered in front of the record store in ethiopias capital addis ababa, and they are completely transfixed. International premiere at idfa 2017 dance in the aisles to th. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film teaser dir. The emotional blow was only matched by the brightness of this original and magnificent discovery. While technically illegal at the time, the music was celebrated by the people and tolerated by.
Offering well deserved exposure for brilliant musicians, many of whom live in poverty in exile today, and featuring old and new footage against the backdrop of the political and social upheaval during the end of haile selassies reign, and the derg junta that took over, ethiopiques revolt of the soul is a feast for the ethio jazz lover. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian singers and musicians. Documentaries that question the world and propose new ways of looking at it. More ethiopian soul and groove by various artists, released 19 september 2016 1. Francis falcetto, founder of the 28 cd series, and the specialist of ethiopian music, has selected all tracks. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded the ethiopiques series of cds. He worked together with producer amha eshete, who between 1969 and 1975 made. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. With mahmoud ahmed, girma beyene, elvis costello, alemayehu eschete. The perfect introduction to the world of ethiopian music.
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