Get to see this band if you can! They are brilliant - and don't forget your dancing feet - they had the whole audience up and dancing at The Sage Gateshead on Sunday night.
We had a brilliant time last night. Come back to York soon!
Wonderful night in Bristol tonight. Thank you all.
It was an amazing transformation: 8 PM a grumpy group of people whinge-ing for seats, 10 PM the venue alive with movement, dance and music.
The instrumentation might be minimal, however the sound is anything but. (...) trance-like, quivering and intense.
Loving @KrarCollective @mac_birmingham tonight. So hot!
Thankyou all so much for such a wonderful night out... I hope you can come back again soon!!! :)
Fantastic show by Krar Collective last night.
Brilliant gig at the Sage tonight, you have so much energy!! Thank you, and enjoy the rest of your tour :)
Adventures in Well-Travelled Music
15 Oct 2012
24 Sept 2012
Live Review: Krar Collective at RichMix
By Julia Morris
Kicking off their Making Tracks tour in a whirlwind of Ethiopian song, krar grooves and fantastical dance moves, Krar Collective swept us up into an Addis-soaked night far removed from the streets of East London’s Rich Mix. Led by krar wizard Temesgen Taraken, former star pupil of Ethio-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke, this special album launch show saw the normal trio of krar, vocals and percussion expanded into a lineup that also featured saxophone, bass krar, dancers and guest vocalist.
After a haunting opening ballad from singer Genet Assefa, the band embarked on a rocking set, madly exchanging intricate rhythms and melodies to the deep beats of the kebero drums. Amharic popular songs were sounded in counterpoint to Ethio-jazz numbers from Addis’ 1960s/70s ‘Golden Years’ to weave a truly unique mesh of Ethiopian styles. This was all augmented by Temesgen’s electrifying performance on the krar, the ancient six-stringed Ethiopian lyre, fully showcasing his skills as he strummed driving riffs that would rival any rock guitarist.
Kicking off their Making Tracks tour in a whirlwind of Ethiopian song, krar grooves and fantastical dance moves, Krar Collective swept us up into an Addis-soaked night far removed from the streets of East London’s Rich Mix. Led by krar wizard Temesgen Taraken, former star pupil of Ethio-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke, this special album launch show saw the normal trio of krar, vocals and percussion expanded into a lineup that also featured saxophone, bass krar, dancers and guest vocalist.
After a haunting opening ballad from singer Genet Assefa, the band embarked on a rocking set, madly exchanging intricate rhythms and melodies to the deep beats of the kebero drums. Amharic popular songs were sounded in counterpoint to Ethio-jazz numbers from Addis’ 1960s/70s ‘Golden Years’ to weave a truly unique mesh of Ethiopian styles. This was all augmented by Temesgen’s electrifying performance on the krar, the ancient six-stringed Ethiopian lyre, fully showcasing his skills as he strummed driving riffs that would rival any rock guitarist.
14 Sept 2012
Krar Collective open the new season
London-based Ethiopian trio Krar Collective are ready for the first Making Tracks tour this season, starting next week.
10 Aug 2012
Making Tracks has a shiny new website!
Our new website has just gone live - we are proud and thrilled!
We hope you will find it easy to navigate and enticing to explore tour dates, artist information, links & videos. We have also added a new blog section to feature your reviews! And of course, you can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.
The website was all done here at the KAPA office - thanks go to the fantastic website tools over at Moonfruit. We have been debating for ages what the best way forward for a new website would be... there is something very satisfying about doing it yourself. The best thing about it that you can really do whatever you like with any template - total control over everything on every page.
Let us know what you think - leave a comment below.
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