Friday March 25, 2011 \u2022 The Music Gallery presents<\/p>\n
ETHIO T.O. Over the past decade, \u201cThe Golden Age\u201d of Ethiopian sounds of the \u201860s and \u201870s has been brought closer to the mainstream by high-profile fans as diverse as Jim Jarmusch, Budos Band <\/strong>and <\/strong>Kanye West, all enchanted by its exotic combination of funky rhythms and eerie pentatonic modes. Artists of that era, most notably Mulatu Astatke, have benefitted from this international attention.<\/p>\n Toronto contains the second largest Ethiopian population in North America, and the sounds of Ethiopia and Eritrea hold a special place in the city\u2019s musical landscape. Moreover, the community has a very visible downtown presence in Bloorcourt Village. This is likely a contributing factor in its rich musical traditions resonating with the high concentration of musicians of all stripes living in the neighbourhood. If you\u2019ve experienced a night out in one of Bloor and Ossington\u2019s clubs, chances are you\u2019ve seen bands featuring Girma Wolde Michael.<\/p>\n Girma Woldemichael\u2019s Ethio Fidel<\/strong><\/p>\n A saxophonist who studied with Mulatu Astatke and Getachew Mekuria (who performed in Toronto with The Ex in 2009), Wolde Michael is one of many musicians from the Golden Age residing in the GTA. Girma is the first-call bandleader for visiting stars such as Mahmoud Ahmed, and also leads the Ethio Stars band. He will be drawing from the repertoire of the Golden Age with his Ethio Fidel band for this Music Gallery presentation.<\/p>\n Canaille with Isla Craig<\/strong><\/p>\n Canaille is a sympathetic opening act. Jeremy Strachan and his jazz quintet\u2019s debut album Potential Things<\/em> (Standard Form, 2010) is strongly influenced by Ethiopian horn arrangements and melodies. Now incorporating keyboards which underline its \u201cEastern\u201d sound, Canaille has finished recording its second disc to be released soon. Joining the band for this show is versatile, globally proficient vocalist Isla Craig.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friday March 25, 2011 \u2022 The Music Gallery presents ETHIO T.O. Featuring Girma Woldemichael\u2019s Ethio Fidel + Canaille with Isla CraigPart of the New World SeriesToronto shows its love for the exotic, pentatonic jazz-funk of Ethiopia …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[241,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-241","category-concerts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3357,"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions\/3357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/batukimusic.com\/site2\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Featuring Girma Woldemichael\u2019s Ethio Fidel + Canaille with Isla Craig
Part of the New World Series<\/em><\/strong>
Toronto shows its love for the exotic, pentatonic jazz-funk of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Co-presented with Batuki Music Society<\/strong><\/em>
Doors<\/strong>: 7pm, concert 8pm
Tickets:<\/strong> $15 regular, $10 member, senior + student
Or $12 advance at Rotate This, Soundscapes & Ticketweb.ca
Location:<\/strong> The Music Gallery, 197 John St.
Info:<\/strong> 416-204-1080 \u2022 www.musicgallery.org<\/span><\/p>\n