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April 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Guest Post: Gig Preview – Mulatu Astatke with the Black Jesus Experience [by Lucien Johnson]
Wellington Jazz Festival, Opera House, Friday June 10th Returning to Ethiopia in the late 1960s after years abroad studying music at Berklee, and gigging and recording in New York, Mulatu Astatke discovered a flourishing music scene. It was the period of the final years of the Haile Selassie reign when the country’s capital was nicknamed […]Archive
December 3, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Shogun Orchestra: Black Lotus
Shogun Orchestra Black Lotus Independent/Lucien Johnson Shogun Orchestra is the home for Lucien Johnson’s original compositions, groove pieces that reflect his time circling the globe, studying cultures, immersing himself in the external influences on jazz and funk and soul – so the opening title track on this, the band’s second album features a chorus of […]Archive
June 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman