Archive listings for Abyssinia Infinite

Work type: Concert

Featuring Ejigayehyu 'Gigi' Shibabaw - T01756473213 Performer Bill Laswell. Performer Hamid Drake. Performer Abegasu Shiota. Performer Aiyb Eieng. Performer Tony Cedras.
17 May 05	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1233374428
15 May 05	Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L1995484649
14 May 05	Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton :: V653 listing details L215004045

Details

After 17 years of cultural repression, Ethiopian music is undergoing a profound renaissance. At the forefront of this revival is Abyssinia Infinite, a cross-cultural collaboration between legendary producer Bill Laswell and Ethiopian's hottest new vocal revelation Gigi. Like her one time mentor Aster Aweke, Gigi is making a huge impact on the music of her homeland, earning the extraordinary epithet 'Gift of God' for her mellifluous melodies and shimmering desert invocations.