Tolerated by the ethiopian monarchy, the music was celebrated by the people until 1975 when a new regime shut it down. An avid follower of world music, falceto was given a copy at a party in his hometown of poitiers. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian singers and musicians. James brown is shouting and screaming from the loudspeakers. Immediately and incongruously thereafter, were on a train bulleting through what were sure is a european town. Ethiopian musicians were mixing american soul, funk, jazz, r n b, and their own ethiopian musicianship into a.
Lp best of ethipiques series includes unlimited streaming of heavenly ethiopiques via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. We are a nonprofit volunteer organization that counts on your support. This infectious music influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz as tolerated in the late 20th century while emperor haile selassie was in power in ethiopia but everything changed with the military coup of 1974 when the. The largest alldocumentary film festival in massachusetts returns to salem for its 12 th season. For seven days, attendees have the opportunity to view more than 30 films from around the world and engage with visiting filmmakers at screenings, parties, and forums. Dwayne johnson, chris hemsworth top forbes 2019 highest paid actors list photos 22 august 2019 the wrap. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul at valletta film festival 2018 valletta film festival. Ethio jazz 19691974, an album by mulatu astatke on spotify. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film teaser dir. Swinging addis full afro album african soul music compilation. Maciek bochniaks film is a lively compilation of interviews with eshete, falceto, and many. Watch ethiopiques revolt of the soul online vimeo on. Revolt of the soul teaser this film is a teaser produced to raise fund, to find associate producers and sponsors in order. Revolt of the soul 1h 10min documentary, animation, music november 2017 netherlands the story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays.
Offering well deserved exposure for brilliant musicians, many of whom live in poverty in exile today, and featuring old and new footage against the backdrop of the political and social upheaval during the end of haile selassies reign, and the derg junta that took over, ethiopiques revolt of the soul is a feast for the ethio jazz lover. This tribute will be everlasting as it will become ethiopiques 30th and last cd, mistakes on purpose. Heavenly ethiopiques by various artists, released 19 september 2016 1. Search results ethiopiqu search for ethiopiqu at tadias magazine. International premiere at idfa 2017 dance in the aisles to the infectious sound of the music that conquered the west through.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Revolt of the soul 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul at valletta film. Ethiopiques is the history of ethiopian music told from the perspective of francis falceto and ethiopian musicians. I have been saying to esat staffs that stop praising derg, in the begging they used to worship derg regime specially the younger crew of esat, but they have reduced a lot the last few years. Something special was going on in addis ababa, in the swinging 60s and 70s. The ethiopiques series has been celebrating vintage ethiopian music since 1997, spanning over 30 volumes on cd and several vinyl releases. This collection presents songs from what to me are the best years of ethiopian music 19691975. Complete your purchase to save the mp3 version to your music library. The groovy, beatdriven and almost hypnotising souljazz music made its way into the listeners ears and hypnotised them.
Their music was sublime but this golden era was brought to an end by the military regime that took over. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul afridocs anytime promo. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul trailer 2017 youtube. Annual doxa documentary film festival may 3rd to th for more information go to. Revolt of the soul all critics 1 fresh 1 according to elvis costello, one of the films parade of international notables, once youve heard one volume, youll. Volume 19 of buda musiques ethiopiques series focuses on some 1974 performances by alemye mahmoud ahmed, one of the finest, most expressive and valuable singers to come out of ethiopian pop. The first three songs are by muluken melesse, who enjoys some kind of a legendary status among ethiopians. The film is, frankly, a bit of a hymn to capitalism. Their music was sublime but this golden era was brought to an end by the military regime that took over the country and forced the musicians.
The story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays. Revolt of the soul, maciek bochniak, could not comprehend, there has never been a film made about musicians that are nostalgically remembered by the public and are imitated by contemporary musicians. We worked hard to enhance your user experience and bring you a modernized version of the premier network for film professionals. Few know the compelling story of a lost generation of brilliant ethiopian musicians whose unique sounds blended african and western genres and influenced. French music collector francis falceto became obsessed and spent 20 years tracking down the musicians to compile the complete record series. Please use the musicbrainz tagger or another program to correct your artist, track, and album tags. During the summer cinema zuid will screen each friday a music documentary. This page is a mistagged artist including tracks from the ethiopiques series of compilation albums.
The third installment of buda musiques ethiopiques series is undoubtedly one of the best, an unlikely occurrence as most of this material was released in 1975 a year after the fall of emperor haile sallassie and after the rise of a repressive military regime that quickly brought to an. This first volume of the ethiopiques series just begins to show the scope of the golden age of ethiopian music, loving assembled, remastered, and annotated. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded this famous series. The 70s were a time of tremendous political turmoil for ethiopia. In 1997, the western world was first introduced to the rich musical history of ethiopia through the ethiopiques series of cds, which is now in its 30th release. New york tadias ethiopiquesrevolt of the soul is a new documentary that captures the exquisite sounds of the ethiopian classics now. Pokromski studio prezentacja dorobku ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film teaser on vimeo. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film. Dox copenhagen, denmark docville fonk leuven, belgium gorinchem internationaal film festival iffg gorinchem, the netherlands krakow. Search results ethiopiqu search for ethiopiqu at tadias.
Commenter below, i totally agree with everything you wrote. This infectious music influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz as tolerated in the late 20th century while. The third installment of buda musiques ethiopiques series is undoubtedly one of the best, an unlikely occurrence as most of this material was released in 1975 a year after the fall of emperor haile sallassie and after the rise of a repressive military regime that quickly brought to an end the golden age of swinging addis. Wav will warm things up with a soundtrack just before the screening at the pixel cafe. The ethiopiques series is an amazing series of reissues of ethiopian nightclub music from the 60s and 70s. Ethiopiques the exotic strains of ethiopian jazz are not widely heard by american ears. Mar 29, 2019 the largest alldocumentary film festival in massachusetts returns to salem for its 12 th season. New film ethiopiquesrevolt of the soul makes north american. Ethiopiquesrevolt of the soul ends in a parisian concert hall in 2016, packed with ethiopians and europeans enrapt by girma beyene and his bemused happiness as he shares his inner and outer voices. One of the stars of that scene was alemayehu eshete. Offering well deserved exposure for brilliant musicians, many of whom live in poverty in exile today, and featuring old and new footage against the backdrop of the political and social upheaval during the end of haile selassies reign, and the derg junta that took over, ethiopiques. Revolt of the soul 2017 the story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays.
This compilation features the all stars and lesser know singers of ethiopian soul. Or consult musicbrainz database to correct your tags by hand. For the first fleeting seconds, ethiopiquesrevolt of the soul entices us with a bar or two of intriguing piano tones that seem both western and eastern, familiar and new. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The ethiopiques series directed by francis falcetto and edited by buda musique provides a comprehensive landscape of this subtle musical universe where local and western cultures do magnify each other. The music emerged from a less repressive time when emperor haile selassie tolerated this infectious music, with its african sound influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz. For the first fleeting seconds, ethiopiquesrevolt of the soul entices us with a bar or two of. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul by maciek bochniak germany, poland 2017 70. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul valletta film festival.
Many of the cds compile songs from various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia. A film about the rise, fall and redemption of a group of spectacular ethiopian jazz musicians who in the swinging 60s ignited an explosive cultural revolution in addis ababa. Emperor haile selassie who has been the subject of many reggae lyrics died on august 27, 1975, and his death was followed by a long. This account of the courage and audacity of gifted musicians creating stunning music against all odds was. Idfa 2017 trailer ethiopiques revolt of the soul youtube. New york tadias ethiopiquesrevolt of the soul is a new documentary that captures the exquisite sounds of the ethiopian classics now preserved in 30 volumes of the internationally acclaimed ethiopiques cd collection featuring some of nations best. The emotional blow was only matched by the brightness of this original and magnificent discovery. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Ethiopian groove, is one of the stronger compilations in this amazing series. Mahmoud ahmed, the best known ethiopian pop singer in europe. Jun, 2018 the eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded the ethiopiques series of cds. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul teaser 2017 on vimeo. He is the coauthor of the feature film the room which apart from many awards and recognitions, received the award for best independent film at the 37th gdynia film festival, and was chosen by dziennik polski newspaper as one of the top 10 films. With mahmoud ahmed, girma beyene, elvis costello, alemayehu eschete. Whats obvious is the influence of american soul and blues, the former quite apparent in the memphis groove of muluquen melleses wetetie mare, with its smoking bassline. But the work of many talented artists can be enjoyed in an ambitious multi. Revolt of the soul all critics 1 fresh 1 according to elvis costello, one of the film s parade of international notables, once youve heard one volume, youll. Powerful music, enchanting witnesses and the pleasures of nostalgia in image and sound ethiopiques revolt of the soul is the story of world music aficionado francis falceto. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who. Ethiopiques francis falceto a must to watch documentary about ethiopian oldies song. Volume features music from the late sixties and seventies, and the music is more uptempo and features tighter arrangements and better recording quality than. Oct 20, 2017 powerful music, enchanting witnesses and the pleasures of nostalgia in image and sound ethiopiques revolt of the soul is the story of world music aficionado francis falceto.