Trans-Global Underground's Nick Page gathered a group of Ethiopian musicians to record this album that mixes African and dub reggae music.
LABEL:
Real World
RELEASE DATE:
07 October 2008
DISCS:
1 disc
GENRE(S):
World
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100
The Phoenix
Blending in traditional strings and flutes, singular soulful vocals, trenchant dub pockets, and inventive production flourishes, this is the most powerful contemporary release out of Ethiopia in years.
80
The Guardian
From the gently stomping reggae of Ophir Dub to the widescreen soundscape of Yeka Sub City Rockers, it's an exhilarating fusion.
80
Billboard
It's an intriguing, somewhat surprising collection of tunes. Oftentimes dub projects can be anchored in a recurrent groove, but Page has created a group of tracks that are quite distinctive.
70
PopMatters
In A Town Called Addis, Page and his collaborators have made an album that keeps you looking forward to what’s ahead, wondering what new sounds and ideas the next track has to offer.
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