http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/ One hand can't clap: world music for the masses Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:24:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/comment-page-1/#comment-92427 Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » Blues Tuesday Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:17:34 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/#comment-92427 [...] shop back in Addis is still top for classic golden era Ethiopia rock and soul. We love that kind of thing here, you [...] [...] shop back in Addis is still top for classic golden era Ethiopia rock and soul. We love that kind of thing here, you [...]

]]> http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/comment-page-1/#comment-17432 Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » Nubia’s second soul Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:36:06 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/#comment-17432 [...] The two songs featured today were two of his earliest and most successful hits. They moved Kusan into the international world music scene and put “Nubia soul” on the map. I read a quote somewhere calling him the James Brown of East Africa. I thought this title had already been given to Ethiopia’s Alemayno Eshirtay, but I guess there’s room for more than one. Nubia’s a big place anyway, sprawling over large parts of modern-day Egypt and Sudan. [...] [...] The two songs featured today were two of his earliest and most successful hits. They moved Kusan into the international world music scene and put “Nubia soul” on the map. I read a quote somewhere calling him the James Brown of East Africa. I thought this title had already been given to Ethiopia’s Alemayno Eshirtay, but I guess there’s room for more than one. Nubia’s a big place anyway, sprawling over large parts of modern-day Egypt and Sudan. [...]

]]> http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Shawn Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:45:49 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/#comment-83 I played that Eshete track when I was DJing at Burning Man. All that anybody hears out there in the desert is Techno, but people were gettin' down to this one! I played that Eshete track when I was DJing at Burning Man. All that anybody hears out there in the desert is Techno, but people were gettin’ down to this one!

]]> http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Benn loxo du taccu » The soul before Bloody Saturday Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/#comment-373 [...] I’m pretty busy today but time for a quick post. I <a href="http://bennloxo.com/archives/2004/10/27/and-now-we-funk-east/">already posted</a> an Alemayehu Eshete track a while back, but I didn’t reall [...] [...] I’m pretty busy today but time for a quick post. I already posted an Alemayehu Eshete track a while back, but I didn’t reall [...]

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