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Die DEBO BAND umfasst elf Mitglieder unter der Führung des äthiopisch-amerikanischen Saxophonisten Danny Mekonnen mit dem charismatischen Frontmann Bruck Tesfaye am Mikrophon. Seit ihrer Gründung 2006 ist die Band zwei Mal durch Äthiopien getourt und ist sowohl auf dem Ethiopian Music Festival in Addis Ababa und auf dem Sauti Za Busara, dem größten Musikfestival in Ostafrika, aufgetretetn. In Nordamerika haben sie Bühnen mit GOGOL BORDELLO, THE FAMILY STONE, TILAHUN GESSESSE, THE EX mit der äthiopischen Saxophonlegende Getatchew Mekuria, GROUP DOUEH und KHAIRA ARBY geteilt. Darüber hinaus haben sie auf dem Montreal Jazz Festival und auf dem World Music Festival in Chicago gespielt. "What's amazing about Debo Band is that they play that music (Ethiopian pop) without any sort of.precious reverence. They play it like it's NOW, as music of right now, and they play it with incredible energy and passion and excellence. And it just totally rocks. It's amazing." - All Songs Considered, NPR "A different archival impulse paid off for Debo Band, a Boston group devoted to the Ethiopian funk of the late 1960s and '70s: fierce, jagged, complex and galvanizing music. With a beefy horn section, biting violins and a lead singer with a convincing Ethiopian quaver, the group brought back a live version of a style that was never recorded as vividly." - The New York Times "The Boston-based band Debo Band gives the psychedelic music heard on the Ethiopiques collections a high-spirited revamp." - Village Voice "If George Clinton had come from Ethiopia instead of outer space, the result might have been what Debo Band gives you." - Boston Globe.

Zur Feier des 50-jährigen Jubiläums von 'Roforofo Fight' erscheint das Album von Afrobeat-Legende Fela Kuti nun als besondere Doppel-LP auf gelben und grünen Vinyl.

The Vintage Sounnds Collection is back with a new olume. This time, let's get some Mambo in your ears ! Remastered titles of the finest classics of the genre from Perez Prado, Tito Rivera, Tito Puente...

Kondi Band return with their long-awaited sophomore album, 'We Famous' as Sorie Kondi, Chief Boima (INTL BLK) and Will LV join forces once more for another essential dose of Freetown freestyle.Following on from their 'Salone' album in 2016 and the massive single 'Yeanoh', the new recordings further hone the group's unique fusions of Sorie Kondi's inimitable vocals and the kondi thumb piano with intricate dancefloor electronics. The album was gradually recorded over a period of four years with Sorie on the road in Belgium, Spain and Canary Islands with the main production collaboration between Boima in Los Angeles and Will in London. The result is a varied and colourful set of tracks infusing Boima and Will's wide-ranging dancefloor influences. Infectious first single 'She Doesn't Love You' features guest vocalist Mariama Jalloh speaking home truths about rejection while future 4/4 dancefloor anthem 'It's God's World..' features a mighty bassline from prolific L.A. musician / producer Sweatson Klank. 'Sweetness Don Don' ramps up the dub and sound system energy while 'How Will It Be For Me In This World' sparkles on a bed of electronic textures and kondi lines.