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Guzo
Guzo is the debut release of young Ethiopian pianist Samuel Yirga. Against the odds, Samuel found his way to music school in Addis Ababa and despite still being in his 20s and only having left music school relatively recently, he has developed at a pace remarkable for someone of his age. He has gone on to become one of Ethiopia's most promising young musicians and composers and in recent years, Samuel has gained wider international recognition through his touring and recording with Ethio-fusion group Dub Colossus.
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Hagere
Hagere is Samuel Yirga's debut solo EP, showcasing Samuel's playing both bold and sensitive, often improvised, always deeply impassioned. Samuel is the piano player with Ethiopian collective, Dub Colossus, and whilst he left music school relatively recently, he has developed at a pace, both as a player and composer, remarkable for someone of his age.
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Samuel Yirga the young Ethiopian prodigy performs a solo piano piece live at the Wooden Studio at Real World.
Samuel Yirga - Live at Momo (London) from Enchanted Tunes on Vimeo.
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- Tonight at Jazzamba starting from 9pm, I will be performing with the Legendary singer Alemayehu Esheté and the funky group Nubian Arc. Don't miss it.
- My debut album is released on may 11th in Australia. I'm really happy and hopefully my fans will be able to get it now. It'll be released in UK on july 7 which will be available to the rest of the world after that. Thank you to all my fans and to everyone sharing about me.
- 'Guzo' is released in UK on the 9th July, and in Australia on the 11th May. Discover more here... http://realworldrecords.com/catalogue/guzo http://youtu.be/-hvlPd15ypw
- I wish you all a happy Easter. Melkam Fasika
- Listening to Meleket jazz group in Bole Rock. Great music.
- Jazzing, funking, swinging, laughing, dancing, improvising, checking, breaking, rocking...what else on Wednesday night at Jazzamba with Nubian Arc ? Anyways come and be part of that.
- I had a great gig at Guramaylé with the new Jazz n' funk group called Satenaw. Great and Legendary bassist Fasil Wuhib,fantastic drummer Nathaniel Tessema, graceful and energetic saxophonist Johny (Aklilu w/yohannes ) are the members. Funking Addis every other Monday with Satenaw.
