Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - EthioBraz (2019) [Hi-Res]

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Title: EthioBraz
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: PNL
Genre: jazz, free jazz, world music, ethiopian, brazilian
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log); 24-bit/48kHz FLAC
Total Time: 1:05:27
Total Size: 382; 768 MB
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Large Unit has toured all over the world and made special connections with local musicians, dancers and singers during trips to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The band was expanded to 21 people on stage when celebrating 5 years of existence at Molde Jazzfestival where it all begun back in 2013. Watch the video excerpt to get a taste of what happened. Ambitions are high and we´re planning a tour of Europe in the first part of June 2020.



“Ethiobraz” documents the meeting of Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit big band and Ethiopian dance/music ensemble Fendika at Molde Jazz Festival in 2018. Joining them as a special guest was guitarist Terrie Ex, a key component in getting making the meeting happen with his long involvement with the Ethiopian music scene. And, Paal Nilssen-Loves’s first travel to Ethiopia was with The Ex in December 2009. This changed his life. Paal’s first travel to Brazil was in June 2013. This also changed his life. Large Unit was established during fall of 2013. During numerous trips to both Ethiopia and Brazil, Paal established many contacts to schools, clubs, presenters, musicians and dancers in these two countries. The music he created for Large Unit was heavily informed by these trips and meetings, and fusing these influences together with the Scandinavian free music sensibility became an important factor in the Large Unit sound.

When Large Unit turned five years it was time to bring all these sources together and celebrate more than just the five years of the band, but also the collaborations with musicians and dancers in both Ethiopia and Brazil. Therefor Ethiobraz. 22 musicians and dancers together on stage. It could be argued that this is the most accessible recording in the Large Unit catalogue, and there is no doubt that this is the first one you can dance to all the way through.

Tracklist:
01. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Zelesegna (4:31)
02. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Capoeira Mata Um (6:20)
03. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Anbessa (6:18)
04. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Fluku (2:40)
05. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Gue (7:05)
06. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Shellele (6:32)
07. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Nargi (9:10)
08. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Gonder (10:56)
09. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Hay Loga (5:37)
10. Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Fendika - Tezeta (6:20)