Krar Collective / Ethiopia Super Krar
| Album: | Ethiopia Super Krar | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Krar Collective | Added: | Aug 2012 | |
| Label: | World Music Network | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2013-03-09 | Pull Date: | 2013-05-12 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | May 12 | Apr 28 | Apr 14 | Mar 31 | Mar 24 | Mar 17 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 18, 2013: | Music Casserole
Konso |
4. | Apr 13, 2013: | Music Casserole
Ete-Mete |
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| 2. | May 09, 2013: | catharsis
Mr Astatke |
5. | Mar 27, 2013: | Minding The Gap
Ete-Mete |
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| 3. | Apr 25, 2013: | Catharsis
Mr Astatke |
6. | Mar 23, 2013: | Music Casserole
Mr Astatke |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2013-03-09
Reviewed 2013-03-09
Modern take on traditional Ethiopian music. The London based trio features an amplified krar (five stringed bowl shaped lyre) with the kebero (double headed hand drum) and vocals.
***1: 6:07 fast, pounding rhythm and call & response vocals
2: 7:49 nice solo krar intro., then faster percussion & vocals
3: 5:28 mid tempo, haunting wavering female vocal
***4: 6:01 mid to faster, krar, percussion, vocals & flute. Gets into a mini trance
groove
***5: 6:02 slow intro then faster, features the masengo fiddle with fast vocals.
Nice groove
***6: 3:13 INSTRUMENTAL arranged by jazzman Mulatu Astatke
***7: 4:07 fast male & female vocals
8: 5:03 fast male & female vocals
9: 7:21 male vocal & krar, slow
****10: 7:24 mid tempo, very nice female vocal, krar & percussion
***1: 6:07 fast, pounding rhythm and call & response vocals
2: 7:49 nice solo krar intro., then faster percussion & vocals
3: 5:28 mid tempo, haunting wavering female vocal
***4: 6:01 mid to faster, krar, percussion, vocals & flute. Gets into a mini trance
groove
***5: 6:02 slow intro then faster, features the masengo fiddle with fast vocals.
Nice groove
***6: 3:13 INSTRUMENTAL arranged by jazzman Mulatu Astatke
***7: 4:07 fast male & female vocals
8: 5:03 fast male & female vocals
9: 7:21 male vocal & krar, slow
****10: 7:24 mid tempo, very nice female vocal, krar & percussion
Track Listing
| 1. | Guragigna | 6. | Mr Astatke | |||
| 2. | Oromigna | 7. | Ete-Mete | |||
| 3. | Ambassel | 8. | Welaita | |||
| 4. | Wello | 9. | Tizita | |||
| 5. | Konso | 10. | Ende Eyerusalem |