No self-respecting playlist would be complete without this song or artist. “Muziqa Heywete” by Getatchew Mekurya Mekurya originally played traditional Ethiopian instruments like the washint flute, the ...

Music Legendary musician Mulatu Astatke is bringing his Ethio-jazz to D.C. The Ethiopian jazz great will perform at the Howard Theatre on June 23 and 24.

Tina Croll + Company returns to New York this spring with the presentation of two signature choreographic works, She Rides a Tiger and Ancient Springs, at Green Space, the Long Island City ...

Souvenirs by Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru It is easy to forget how fundamental the idea of home is and the emotions that this idea can evoke in times of distress. “Clouds moving on the sky / My heart has ...

Ethiopian jazz, or Ethio-jazz, features heavily on most of the 30 albums in the Éthiopiques back catalogue, from artists like the sax player Getatchew Mekuria, the Amharic singer Alemayehu Eshete ...

Part Time Lover in North Park is partnering with a longtime San Diego record store to bring live vinyl DJ sets to a bar setting.

Brodie West and his cohorts are some of Canada’s top jazz players. West is probably best-known for his work with Dutch punk-jazzers The Ex, in particular with Ethiopian tenorist Getatchew Mekurya.

If you're looking to get a head start on your 2023 playlisting, look no further than Eamon McGrath, who has delivered seven new albums ahead of opening the New Year on tour in Canada. Following ...

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The promoter is also keen to talk up the perhaps unlikely sounding matchup that will close Respect on the opening night: Getatchew Mekurya, a septuagenarian saxophonist who was part of the 1960s and ...

Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) spokesperson Getatchew Reda spoke to Reuters by satellite phone. Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The album draws on Japanese Min’yo folk, Celtic folk, Arthur Russell and the Ethio jazz of DePlume’s fellow saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya, as well as computer games and Japanese animation.