Getatchew Mekurya is an Ethiopian jazz saxophonist. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind He was amongst the first musicians to play an instrumental version of the Ethiopian war chant Shellela and is one of Ethiopia's most revered saxophonists.
Mekuria gained international attention when the album Negis of the Ethiopian Sax was released as part of the Ethiopiques CD series. Ethiopiques is a series of Compact discs featuring Ethiopian and Eritrean singers and musicians The album caught the ears of Dutch avant-garde/punk band The Ex who invited the septuagenarian sax player to perform at their 25th anniversary show in Amsterdam. The Ex is an anarchist band from the Netherlands. They formed in 1979 at the height of the original punk explosion and have released more than In turn, Mekuria asked the Ex to be the backup band for his 2006 album, Moa Anbessa. The Ex and Mekuria toured The Netherlands, Belgium and France together in 2006 and 2007. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
Discography
- Ethiopiques Volume 14: Negus Of Ethiopian Sax (recorded in 1972)
- Moa Anbessa (with The Ex and other guests) (2006)
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