What is Ethiojazz? Part 1: The Golden Age

Sunday Mayhem 25 3PM-7PM
Hosted by Ann Arbor and DJ Bobo Z

In Ethiopia, there was a golden age of African jazz in the 1960s and 1970s before the overthrow of H.I,M. Haile Selassie I in 1975. Such artists as Mahmoud Ahmed, Gétatchèw Mèkurya, Menelik Wossenachew, Mulatu Astatke and others blazed the way and created an Ethiopian exponent of jazz that was unique. This segment will introduce Ethiojazz featuring these artists and the Ethiopiques series.