Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - Spielt Eigene KompositionenFirst volume of solo piano compositions by Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, finally back in print. Born to an aristocratic family in Addis Ababa in December of 1923, Emahoy spent much of her youth and young adulthood studying classical music in Europe. She returned to Ethiopia in the 40s, where the war interrupted her musical studies. In 1948 during a church service in Ethiopia, she found her faith and began years of religious training. Throughout her

Rhino has remastered the collection and included new liner notes by Lenny Kaye

Fall To Pieces

Consisting of live recordings from three shows on the band's War Tour in 1983

studio out-takes and warped experiments

the release of ‘rainbow music’ is a happy ending in its own right

and modes of behaviour in favour of European imports

” and the set cycles through uplifting and sacred tunes of Malian

flawless catalog that more than justifies its legendary status and this timely reissue

another until her husband’s last performance in May

a hidden gem of the Blue Note catalog which was recorded in 1968

born in venues like The Windmill in Brixton and including bands like Shame

the band took residence in the Arabella High Rise Building