Kabu
by Aster Aweke
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 January 1991
- Label: Columbia
- Country: Ethiopia
- Length: 47:00
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced in London by Iain Scott and Bunt Stafford Clark, Aweke's second album sets her Amharic vocals among soul and raï inflections and Ethiopian instruments including the krar. Its groove-led arrangements place the Ethiopian tizita tradition within a warm, contemporary soul and funk setting centred on her voice.
Genres
Descriptors: funky, groove-laden, rhythmic, soulful, traditional
Tracklist
Credits
- Aster Aweke - primary artist, music by, arranged by, vocals, music by, lyrics by, vocals, backing vocals, music by, lyrics by, arranged by, adapted by, lyrics by, vocals, finger snaps
- Roland Perrin - arranged by, keyboards, marimba, keyboards
- Richard Bailey - drums, congas, cymbal, drums, percussion
- Fayyaz Virji - trombone, arranged by, keyboards, programmed by, trombone
- Kevin Robinson - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Abegasu Shiota - arranged by, backing vocals, keyboards, piano, keyboards, organ
- George Jones - backing vocals, drums, percussion
- Henock Temesgen - backing vocals, bass
- Risa Zaitschek - art direction, design
- Richard Arnold - engineer, mixed by
- Chris Murphy - engineer [additional recording]
- Mark Warner - engineer [assistant]
- Kevin Metcalfe - mastered by
- Mark Malabrigo - photography by
- Iain Scott - producer
- Traditional - written-by