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v/a - staring into the sun, ethiopian tribal music - sublime frequencies - vinyl

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Genre: African

1. Borana Tribe - Borana Singing Wells
2. Konso Tribe - Konso Lyre Song
3. Tsemay Tribe - Tsemay Song
4. Habesha 2000 Band - Habesha Traditional Song
5. Dirashe Tribe - Dirashe Syncopated Panpipes
6. Azmari - Masinko Song
7. Dirashe Tribe - Dirashe Drum Song
8. Mursi Tribe - Mursi Song
9. Dirashe Tribe - Dirashe Lyre Song
10. Gedeo Tribe - Gedeo Vocals
11. Habesha 2000 Band - Habesha Traditional Song 2
12. Konso Tribe - Konso Lyre & Percussion Song
13. Dorze Tribe - Dorze Song
14. Gedeo Tribe - Gedeo Percussion & Lyre Song
15. Habesha 2000 Band - Habesha Traditional Song 3

A contemporary survey of the tribal music of Ethiopia. Recorded in 2009 by Olivia Wyatt, this double LP showcases an array of mind-blowing sounds from the "land of eternal sunshine". Tip!!

Presented in this visually stunning gatefold are audio examples ranging from remote tribes -- of the Ethiopian highlands, the lower Omo and the Great Rift Valley -- to their electric analogues in the sweaty beerhalls of Addis Ababa. This collection features songs from the Azmari, poet-musicians who play the krar (ancient lyre) and whose song repertoire includes everything from comic improvisation to lyrical elegiac, the Borana whose work songs are a transcendental polyphonic singing that stops time, and the Dirashe whose syncopated panpipes are as otherworldly as anything ever heard. Other selections include music from the Mursi, Druze, Gedeo, Konso, and Tsemay tribes as well as some fine examples of amplified roots music from the capital from the Habesha 2000 Band. This is a limited edition one-time pressing double LP housed in a gatefold full color tip-on sleeve with gorgeous Polaroid shots from Olivia Wyatt.