Ethiopian Musics 1971 - Recorded by Ragnar Johson and Ralph Harrisson MELANIE MARTINEZ containing two of the rarest

containing two of the rarest tracks from their much sought after back catalogue

the album also featured the emergence of Barry Andrews as a third songwriter – though this became a catalyst

Somehow he makes it sound effortless

With his 7th album Crying The Neck

unsettling spiels

Ethiopian Musics 1971 - Recorded by Ragnar Johson and Ralph Harrisson MELANIE MARTINEZ containing two of the rarestThese recordings were made in the Empire of Ethiopia in 1971. The music recorded in Addis Ababa uses masenko fiddles, craar and bagana lyres, washint flutes and kabaro drums. There is folk music played in Addis Ababa tej beit bars with vocals, craar, masenko, washint and kabaro, Ethiopian Christian songs accompanied by the bagana large 'Harp of David' and Mary Armede's craar accompanied Amharic sung poetry. There are Afar chants and flutes from the