Ethiopian Musics 1971 - Recorded by Ragnar Johson and Ralph Harrisson HALO MAUD an affirming elevation in the

an affirming elevation in the Ezra Collective’s winding hybrid sound and refined collective character

The Rapture’s Echoes was and is a clear-eyed kick in the teeth

features some of Winding and Johnson’s most celebrated playing

With the symphonic accompaniment of Japan’s Orchestra PITREZA

it has one or two tender moments

Ethiopian Musics 1971 - Recorded by Ragnar Johson and Ralph Harrisson HALO MAUD an affirming elevation in theThese recordings were made in the Empire of Ethiopia in 1971. The music recorded in Addis Ababa uses masenko fiddles, craar and bagana lyres, washint flutes and kabaro drums. There is folk music played in Addis Ababa tej beit bars with vocals, craar, masenko, washint and kabaro, Ethiopian Christian songs accompanied by the bagana large 'Harp of David' and Mary Armede's craar accompanied Amharic sung poetry. There are Afar chants and flutes from the