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quantic - addis to axum: music, words & arrangements of ethiopia - mochilla - cd

Genre: African

1. Addis To Axum (Quantic mix)

The Timeless Concert Series wasn’t just a series of stunning performances. All the shows were framed by Mochilla's favorite DJs. From Madlib to J.Rocc to DJ Nuts and more. For the Mulatu show, Quantic brought along something very special: In 2004 Quantic, Miles Cleret and B+ went to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia to find records and meet with Mulatu Astatke. It was there and then the first thoughts of bringing Mulatu to LA were hatched. So it was fitting that Quantic came to LA to DJ for Mulatu and brought with him records almost all found on that first unique trip. Ethiopia has many musical traditions indeed not all of them have made it to vinyl. But those chunks of plastic contain some secrets that you really have to go to Addis to find. Trawling ebay is never the same as a trip to East Africa. Quantic made that trip. And at the Luckman Theater on February 1st, 2009 he buckled everyone in, and took all on a one hour flight back. Here is his DJ set in its entirety. Don’t be alarmed by the crackle, that’s what 30 plus year old records sound like... TIP!