Imperial Tiger Orchestra - Mercato

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Origine du Groupe : Switzerland

Style : Alternative Fusion World Music , World Jazz Groove

Sortie : 2011



From http://absinthemusic.com



Follow-up to 2010's acclaimed EP Addis-Abeba, Mercato is the debut album by Swiss band Imperial Tiger Orchestra, the finest connoisseurs and grooviest performers of Ethiopian music from the
Golden Age.



Raphaël Anker, trumpet player from Geneva, one day decides to gather musicians for a live performance revisiting the golden age of Ethiopian music. It's 2007, and the experience is so memorable
that the one shot happening becomes a band: Imperial Tiger Orchestra.



Consisting of members with very diverse backgrounds (free jazz, noise experimentations, contemporary music, twisted pop) the Orchestra tests the grounds with an EP and a 7" breaking the
boundaries of genres followed by a trip to Addis-Abeba where they perform with local luminaries and learn about the large diversity of Ethiopian music. A life-changing experience which brings
them back to the studio for their debut album: Mercato.



Overseen with flair by Ethiopian music expert Jeoren Visse, Mercato is a mesmerizing re-interpretation of Ethiopian music's golden age mixed with the digitalized themes that appeared in the 80s
and filtered through the eclectic influences of the Orchestra. It's a fascinating retro-futuristic piece of music, close yet totally different from the songs that inspired the band. It's
progressive Ethiopian rock!



Whether saluting Mahmoud Ahmed on "Lale Lale", re-interpretating the classic wedding theme "Shinet", or taking Martha Ashagani's "Zoma" to new heights, the Orchestra always does it with its
unique vision while honoring the Ethiopian originals. Thunderous rhythms and feverish hooks, down tempo moments and fast paced epiphanies, electronic sounds and ambient nirvanas, Mercato explores
multiples paths and never loses its warm groove. A winter Mercato sure to bring fire to stages this summer!



For fans of KOKONO N1, MULATU, MAHMOUD AHMED, ETHIOPIQUES SERIES,...





Tracklist :

1. Yedao

2. Lale Lale

3. Zoma

4. Anchi Bale Game

5. Yefikir Woha Timu

6. Bemgnot Alnorem

7. Shinet

8. Demamaye

9. Tirulegn (feat. Bethelem Dagnachew)

10. Djemeregne (Canblaster Tribal mix)