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SUMMARY:Ibex Band
LOCATION:Kinesiska Muren\, Skeppsbron 4\, 411 21 Göteborg
DESCRIPTION:During the 1970s and 1980s\, Ibex Band was an extremely proli
 fic studio and live group\, backing artists such as Aster Aweke\, Girma B
 èyènè and Mulatu Astatke\, and appearing on more than 200 albums and t
 housands of singles. During a period of political oppression in Ethiopia\
 , Ibex Band managed to reinterpret and breathe new life into traditional 
 melodies\, creating a vast repertoire of irresistibly cool dance music. T
 he sound of countless musicians would be shaped and inspired by them in t
 he decades to come.\n\nAt the heart of it all is Selam Seyoum Woldemariam
 ’s guitar playing\; smooth as honey\, constantly in a dancing dialogue 
 with Giovani Rico’s bass grooves\, as deep as if they came from the bot
 tom of the Rift Valley. Add two saxophones\, a drum kit and an organ\, an
 d the IBEX sound is complete: with traditional melodies\, jazz improvisat
 ion and infectious rhythms\, the six-piece group crafts a sound that is a
 s classic as it is timelessly distinctive – a seamless blend of sexy so
 ul\, improvisation and enchanting harmonies.\n\nStereo Instrumental Music
  is the only official album that lists Ibex Band as the sole main artist.
  It was released in 2025 by the Swedish-Ethiopian label Muzikawi\, after 
 having been lost for half a century: the recording was made as early as 1
 976\, during a few hectic hours at the Ras Hotel in Addis Ababa. Outside\
 , the Red Terror was raging\, and the Soviet-backed Derg regime was sprea
 ding paranoia and violence – directed not least at musicians and other 
 artists. Mea…
URL:https://www.gothenburg.info/show/e011459
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