THE LALIBELAS
The Lalibela’s are led by bassist and composer Yoseph H. Bekele who arrived in Australia in 2012 from Ethiopia. He has toured internationally with leading East African musicians, including Aster Aweke, Samuel Yirga, Mahmoud Ahmed, and has been a mainstay of the Ethiopian music scene, having played bass and guitar with a huge variety of singers. The Lalibelas bring together talented Australian and Ethiopian musicians, that perform Yoseph’s Ethio-Jazz and funk compositions. Yoseph developed a strong friendship with Harry James Angus through MAV’s Visible Music Mentoring Program in 2013 and are continuing to collaborate musically. Harry has recorded the Lalibela's debut EP, and this track is preview of what is to come.
credits
from VISIBLE 9,
released October 9, 2014
Written and composed by Yoseph H. Bekele
Recorded, mixed and produced by Harry James Angus
Guitar - Adam Halliwell
Saxophone - Solomon Sisay
Drums - Zelalem Negatu
Baritone Saxophone - Macks Dowling
Harmonica - Chris Maunders -
Bass - Yoseph Hailemariam
Keyboard - Stephen Khlentzos
Trumpet - Harry James Angus
Across these songs, Ethiopian jazz, African psychedelic rock and funk, Sudanese dance rhythms, and Tuaregi grooves mingle with the jazz and folk traditions of the Americas. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 19, 2019
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