ETHIOPIAN CRUNCH MUSIC
AN ENCOUNTER
Spotted by Francis Falceto (director of the Ethio-Sonic collection), uKanDanZ was invited to perform at the
“Ethiopian International Music Festival” in Ethiopia with a charismatic singer from Addis Ababa : Asnake
Guebreyes (Mohammed Jimmy Mohammed Trio, The Ex, Addis-Abeba Police Orchestra with Getatchew
Mekurya…). Their contribution was obvious and the new band had great success in its first ethio-european
tour in 2010. Ever since, the band has been on the road, thrilling its audiences with hypnotic ethiogroove and
crazy stage performances. Here they were rising up to the challenge of charming and bringing together a wide
audience ranging from jazz lovers, world music and rock festival enthusiasts to more underground crowds like
squatters, Ethiopian wasteland onlookers, travelers…
A UNIQUE AND EXPLOSIVE STYLE: THE ETHIOPIAN CRUNCH MUSIC
Taking its inspiration in traditional and popular Ethiopian songs, the music of uKanDanZ is mainly characterized
by the originality of its compositions and arrangements as well as by an extra-ordinary energy. The quartet
explores Ethiopian rhythms and sonorities and delivers a powerful and subtle rock groove (odd rhythms, dissonances)
sublimated by the virtuoso voice of Asnake Guebreyes.
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