Paris DJs Soundsystem - In The Footsteps of the Ethio-Jazz Innovator

Paris DJs Soundsystem - In The Footsteps of the Ethio-Jazz Innovator
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2011-02-27

Next thursday evening in Paris will be a BIG date at La Bellevilloise, thanks to our friends from the Soul Train parties, who produce an Ethio Jazz Night with Strut... featuring Mulatu Astake and The Heliocentrics playing live!! You DON'T want to miss this show and as an appetizer here's a small tribute to the father of Ethio-Jazz, on the 21st century side of the genre and beyond.

Tracklisting :
01. The Gaslamp Killer - When I'm In Awe (feat. Gonjasufi)
(from 'Death Gate EP' 12 inch, 2010 / Brainfeeder) USA
02. The Shaolin Afronauts - Journey Through Time
(from 'Journey Through Time' 12 inch, 2011 / Freestyle) AUSTRALIA
03. Akale Wube - Muziqawi Silt (Wallias Band cover)
(from 'Plays Ethiopian Groove Greatest Hits' CDR, 2009 / self-released) FRANCE
04. Mulatu Astatke - I Faram Gami I Faram
(from 'Mulatu Steps Ahead' album, 2010 / Strut) ETHIOPIA/UK
05. Va Fan Fahre - Ethiopian Gipsy
(from 'Zet Je Maar' album, 2007 / Zephyrus) BELGIUM
06. Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex - Sethed Seketelat
(from 'Moa Anbessa' album, 2006 / Terp) ETHIOPIA/NETHERLANDS
07. Skeletons - Mulatu
(from 'Smile' album, 2010 / Impossible Ark) UK
08. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Ethio feat. Michael Leonhart
from 'World Of Funk' album, 2011 / Ubiquity) USA
09. The Budos Band - Mark of the Unnamed
(from 'The Budos Band III' album, 2010 / Daptone) USA
10. Woima Collective - Marz
(from 'Tezeta' album, 2010 / Kindred Spirits) GERMANY

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by the Paris DJs Soundsystem (facebook.com/parisdjs, twitter.com/parisdjs)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com) using a photo from Ahron de Leeuw under a creative commons licence