Revolt of the soul teaser this film is a teaser produced to raise fund, to find associate producers and sponsors in order. 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. 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. An avid follower of world music, falceto was given a copy at a party in his. Idfa 2017 trailer ethiopiques revolt of the soul youtube. The very best of ethiopiques has been described as doing for ethiopia what the buena vista social club did for cuba and this marvellous music. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul ethiopiques bunt dusz directed by. 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 28 tracks on this wonderful double cd are drawn from a series of 23 ethiopiques albums put together by the inspirational french promoter and champion of ethiopian music francis falceto.
Many of the ethiopiques cds compile various singles and albums that amha records, kaifa records, and philipsethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in ethiopia. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul by maciek bochniak dok. Stream best of ethiopiques golden years of ethiopian. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul the story of the phenomenon of this unique music style which had a considerable influence on late 20th century free jazz and pop music local musical traditions meet western rock n roll and s.
Search results ethiopiques search for ethiopiques at tadias. A few years ago the world discovered a unique sound coming from the distant ethiopian capital addis abeba. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded the ethiopiques series of cds. Mulatu astatke sketches of ethiopia releases discogs. People have gathered in front of the record store in ethiopias capital addis ababa, and they are completely transfixed. 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. Revolt of the soul leaves a few details out, but its still a fascinating tale of ahma eshete opening a record store and then a record label and releasing songs by girma beyene and mahmoud ahmed, then decades later frenchman francis falceto hearing a mahmoud ahmed record and then seeking him out in ethiopia. 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. Herein began the birth of recorded ethiopian music, imbued with the flavours of funk, soul and jazz.
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. 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. Graduated as scriptwriter of national film school in lodz, poland. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian singers and musicians. One of the missing songs turns up on the rough guide to ethiopia rough guide world music cds. 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. Maciek bochniak 2017 in 1997, the western world was first introduced to the rich musical history of ethiopia through the ethiopiques series of cds, which is. While technically illegal at the time, the music was celebrated by the people and tolerated by the countrys thenmonarch. Documentary 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. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul trailer 2017 youtube.
Heavenly ethiopiques by various artists, released 19 september 2016 1. Their music was sublime but this golden era was brought to an end by the military regime that took over the. Many of the tracks were later included on the iconic ethiopiques series of albums and compilations, which brought the treasures of the ethiopian music. Powerful music, enchanting witnesses and the pleasures of nostalgia in image and sound ethiopiques revolt of the soul is the story of. Compilation selected from the ethiopiques cd series. Ethiopiques the exotic strains of ethiopian jazz are not widely heard by american ears. Jun, 2018 the eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded the ethiopiques series of cds. This infectious music influenced by western genres such as soul, funk, rock n roll and jazz as tolerated in the late 20th century while. Ethiopiques the revolt of the soul valletta film festival. 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. Ethiopiques is the history of ethiopian music told from the perspective of francis falceto and ethiopian musicians.
Wmi celebrates ethiopian new year with this special documentary screening on september 11 and a nyc debut show by legendary artist girma beyene and akale wube on september 12. Driven musicologist francis falceto joins a group of ethiopian musicians as he looks for the meaning of. Revolt of the soul is 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. Both of the christgaurecommended tracks mulequen mellesse, wetetie mare and seyfu yohannes, tezeta are here. Docville 2018 catalog by fonk vzw zed ikl docville. Tells the story of the beautiful and swingy seventies in ethiopia. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul 2015 documentary film teaser dir. The story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became a considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays. Mahmoud ahmed, the best known ethiopian pop singer in europe. Documentaries that are carefully researched amd that rigorously explore the subject matter, that are audacious, open to the diversity of the world and that have their place on the international scene. Revolt of the soul is a movie starring mahmoud ahmed, girma beyene, and elvis costello. 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. While technically illegal at the time, the music was celebrated by the people and tolerated by. Since 1997 the series has been bringing the treasures of the ethiopian music scene of the 60s and 70s to a wider audience, including some of the founding fathers like mulatu astatke, mahmoud ahmed and tilahun gessesse.
Art culture completed 2017 the story of forgotten ethiopian musicians who became an considerable inspiration for free jazz and pop music nowadays. This mp3 download lacks four tracks from the original cd, all by teshome meteku. Documentary animation james brown is shouting and screaming from the loudspeakers. Heavenly ethiopiques best of ethiopiques series 2014. 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. The eponymous documentary tells the story of the french music journalist francis falceto, who masterminded this famous series. He worked together with producer amha eshete, who between 1969 and 1975 made. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from ethiopiques. Watch ethiopiques revolt of the soul online vimeo on. A slim 70minute running time and plodding animations suggest that.
Oct 26, 2017 ethiopiques revolt of the soul international premiere at idfa 2017 dance in the aisles to th. Ethiopiques revolt of the soul teaser 2017 on vimeo. Pertinent and impertinent documentaries on topical questions and timeless subjects. Despite their dreams, our main characters will have to choose between survival under a murderous regime or exile. Stream best of ethiopiques golden years of ethiopian music. The story of the phenomenon of this unique music style which had a considerable influence on late 20th century free jazz and pop music local. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian and eritrean singers and musicians. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. International premiere at idfa 2017 dance in the aisles to th. Ethiopiques box soul jazz records sounds of the universe. His newest fiction film disco polo reached audience over 860. English, deutsch, francais, italiano, espanol, svenska, gaeilge, nederlands. In times when churches attract fewer and fewer souls, these small chapels welcome about 2 million visitors a. An avid follower of world music, falceto was given a copy at a party in his hometown of poitiers.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Revolt of the soul the golden age of ethiopian music teaser kikaxu. 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. But the work of many talented artists can be enjoyed in an ambitious multi. 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. Commenter below, i totally agree with everything you wrote. With mahmoud ahmed, girma beyene, elvis costello, alemayehu eschete. The ethiopiques series has been celebrating vintage ethiopian music since 1997, spanning over 30 volumes on cd and several vinyl releases.
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