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
Week Ending: May 12 Apr 28 Apr 14 Mar 31 Mar 24 Mar 17
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 18, 2013: Music Casserole
Konso
4. Apr 13, 2013: Music Casserole
Ete-Mete
2. May 09, 2013: catharsis
Mr Astatke
5. Mar 27, 2013: Minding The Gap
Ete-Mete
3. Apr 25, 2013: Catharsis
Mr Astatke
6. Mar 23, 2013: Music Casserole
Mr Astatke

Album Review
Don Farrell
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

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