Ethiopiyawi Electronic Meets Grime

Ethiopiyawi Electronic meets Grime is a one-of-a-kind collaborative music project between UK label No Hats No Hoods Records and Ethiopian Records. የኢትዮጵያ,(Ethiopia), bringing together for the first time traditional Ethiopian music, Ethiopiyawi Electronic, Grime and Kenyan Luo music.

So you wonder: what the heck is grime?

Grime is an underground UK electronic music genre that spawned in east-London in the early 90’s, drawing influence from UK garage, jungle, dancehall, ragga and hip-hop. It is usually created at a 140bpm tempo and starring MCs rapping over aggressive square-wave instrumentals. Pretty intense ;)

The show we're putting together will feature an exciting unheard sound clash of live performances from distinguished UK Grime MCs Snow667 and Maxsta, Ethiopian Records. የኢትዮጵያ, visionary Nairobi Singer-songwriter and Orutu player Labdi and legendary UK Grime DJ Magic No Hats No Hoods Records.

They’ll be joined by French beatmaker and musician Ozferti, whose experimental music cuts Grime samples with Ethiopian, Eritrean and Nigerian influenced styles as well as Electronica, Jazz, Hip- Hop and Bass.

Last but not least, Faizal Mostrixx, performer and music producer from Uganda, is set to bring the house down with his dazzling tribal sounds fusing traditional African instrumentation with electronic soundscapes.

The evening will reshape modern electronic creation, connecting the roots of African sounds with the new age of electronic music and Europe's rawest cry for political justice, in turn dictating our understanding of what it means to be a 21st century producer.

------An epic underground evening like no other in Addis ------
Free entrance

The project between No Hats No Hoods, Ethiopian Records and Labdi Ommes was supported by a new Arts new Audiences grant from the British Council East Africa Arts programme.

The event was also made possible thanks to the support of Wallonie-Bruxelles International.

23 March 2019 at 2:00am - 23 March 2019 at 6:30am

Alliance Ethio-Française , Wavel street, B.P. 1733 Addis-Abeba, Ethiopie

Price: FREE