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Dub Colossus
From Ethiopia, United Kingdom
Ethiopia goes dub-wise. Brilliantly…
After the astonishing success of the Ethiopiques series of vintage reissues, it was only right and proper that someone went to the source and made something new. That someone was Nick Page (aka Count Dubulah), formerly a lynchpin of WOMAD faves Transglobal Underground and Temple Of Sound. Having unearthed Ethiopian singers and musicians of astonishing quality, his Dub Colossus project was made flesh in the form of the excellent In A Town Called Addis long-player. It's a deeply evocative record that's packed with mystery ¬- imagine Augustus Pablo taking a working holiday in East Africa. Page's intervention proved timely. "Our musical culture is under attack from inside and out," explains one of the main players, the young pianist Samuel Yerga. "It's all rock bands, hip-hop groups and pop singers. But this album gave us something new and Ethiopian to work towards."
(Biography by Nige Tassell and Photograph by York Tillyer 2009)
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| WOMAD New Zealand 2010 | Brooklands - Stage 4 | 14th March | 15:00 |
| WOMAD New Zealand 2010 | Dell - Stage 6 | 13th March | 19:00 |
| WOMAD New Zealand 2010 | TSB Bowl - Stage 1 | 12th March | 20:00 |
| WOMADelaide 2010 | Stage 2 | 8th March | 21:30 |
| WOMADelaide 2010 | Speakers Corner (6 - Dip) | 8th March | 14:00 |
| WOMADelaide 2010 | Stage 2 | 6th March | 21:00 |
| WOMAD Charlton Park 2009 | Big Red Tent | 24th July | 16:45 |
| WOMAD Charlton Park 2009 | All Singing, All Dancing | 24th July | 14:00 |
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:21 +0000
RealWorldRec: @petergregson Just working on the back cover of your Society of Sound release! Anything else you want to add to your bio?
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:54:17 +0000
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