
Addis 1988 is the document of a moment in time when Mulatu Astatke was not yet the global Ethiojazz superstar he is today, but a change was gonna come for him, and for the whole world. In Ethiopia, the Derg had started to tumble and fall; Europe saw the wall between East and West gain more and more holes until it came down; Southern Africa witnessed Apartheid taking its final lap before Nelson Mandela was finally set free. With Ofra Haza's Yemenite Songs and Mory Kanté’s ‘Yéké Yéké’ high on the international charts, music of the wider world finally entered the house of Western ...

Eshet Eshet
Ethiopia
Ethio Jazz, Pop
Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Saxophone, Synthesizers
Happy, Romantic, Yearning

Tiz Balegn Gize
Ethiopia
Ethio Jazz, Pop, Reggae
Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Horns, Percussion, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpets
Chill, Happy, Peaceful, Yearning

Aderech Arada, Befikir - Menged Lay Woodike
Ethiopia
Pop, Ethio Jazz
Saxophone, Trumpets, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Synthesizers
Dreamy, Peaceful, Sexy

Akale Woube
Ethiopia
Ethio Jazz, Traditional
Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, Masenqo
Energetic, Happy, Inspired, Party, Peaceful, Playful, Reflective, Sad

Bugalu
Ethiopia
Pop, Ethio Jazz, Jazz
Flute, Fiddle, Masenqo, Percussion
Confident, Peaceful, Reflective, Sad, Upbeat

Konso Music
Ethiopia
Ethio Jazz, Konso, Traditional
Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, Masenqo, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Percussion
Peaceful, Reflective, Sad

Sound of Washint & Masinko
Ethiopia
Ethio Jazz, Konso, Traditional
Flute, Fiddle, Masenqo
Mysterious, Peaceful, Reflective, Sad

Wallel Beli
Ethiopia
Ethio Jazz, Traditional
Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Fiddle, Flute, Masenqo
Building, Chill, Driving, Moody, Peaceful, Reflective, Sad