Azmari - Samā'ī (2021)

Created in Brussels in 2015, Azmari is a weaving musical odyssey that expertly fuses ethiogroove, dub, psychfunk and eastern sounds.
Taking inspiration from artists such as Okay Temiz, Mulatu Astatke, Cymande, Fela Kuti and The Heliocentrics, an Azmari, literally "one who praises" in Amharic, is an Ethiopian singer-musician, comparable to the European bard or the West African griot often accompanied with a masenqo - one-stringed fiddle or krar - lyre, two traditional ethiopian instruments.
Having released their debut EP ‘Ekera’ last year, a series of shows across Europe saw the Azmari sound develop and ten days performing in Istanbul opened the band’s ears to the Turkish sounds and rhythms from the 1960s.

Tracklist:
1 01. Azmari - Zegiyitwali (01:59)
1 02. Azmari - Cosmic Masadāni (04:12)
1 03. Azmari - Kamilari (04:35)
1 04. Azmari - Kugler (04:55)
1 05. Azmari - Tariq Al Sahara (05:34)
1 06. Azmari - Azalaï (05:21)
1 07. Azmari - Fat Ari (05:38)
1 08. Azmari - Kadiköy (09:03)
1 09. Azmari - Doni (02:17)