Jerusalem
MISSISSIPPI
8/10
HEN Francis Falceto’s Paris-based label Buda Musique started releasing its compilation albums in 1997, it was something of a revelation, even for music buffs who had been immersing themselves in African music for years. Where there are certain instruments, rhythms, scales and voicings that are shared by several regions around the continent, the music of Ethiopia seems to stand quite apart, almost unrelated to genres from any neighbouring parts of Africa. In particular it was the Ethio-jazz made in the 1960s and ’70s by
