Sep 16th, 2008 · Record collectors entranced by the otherworldly sounds of Ethiopian funk and jazz of the 1960s and 70s had only rare 45s to slake their thirst until the Ethiopiques series of albums hit US shores in the late 90s. Those albums feature some of the best music to come out of the scene, but still more albums await re-release.
Keywords: 1960 · music · Entrance · Jazz · album · Funk · Ethiopia · masterpieces · Collector · otherworldly · Ethiopian · 45s
Mar 16th, 2006 · Man Man's freewheeling waltzes reside somewhere between Broadway musicals and vintage 45s. Singer Honus Honus's gruff-but-lovable growl recalls Tom Waits or Nick Cave, while the rest of Man Man wields pots and pans, whistles and chimes, xylophones, flutes and trumpets.
Keywords: whistle · music · Chaos · Broadway · Vintage · Tom Waits · trumpeter · Nick Cave · gruff · clatter · lovable · freewheeling
