Ekera EP, by azmari

Ekera EP

by azmari

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Mr Crumbone Lovely Ethiopian jazz. Really love the K'aïsitat track with the berimbau-intro!!! Favorite track: K’aïsita.

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1.	Dolmuş 05:52	buy track
2.	Dört Buçuk 05:17	buy track
3.	Emnete 06:09	buy track
4.	Mammouth 07:30	buy track
5.	K’aïsita 07:59	buy track
6.	Taksim Dub (Metta Frequencies remix) 03:52	buy track

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Created in Brussels in 2015, Azmari is a twisting musical journey that fuses psychfunk, afrobeat, ethiojazz and dub.

With thousands of hours in the studio and numerous live shows across Belgium, Berlin and Istanbul, the 6-piece ensemble is pleased to announce the release of their debut EP entitled 'Ekera', released 25th May via groove-heavy record label SDBAN Ultra.

Recorded in a rented room in Brussels in just three days, 'Ekera', meaning 'the other world', is a deep hypnotic sound that blends asymmetrical rhythms with winding improvisations, sending the listener in to a higher state of consciousness. "We love to jam, we jam a lot and our music comes from that", says drummer and bandleader Arthur Ancion.

From the middle eastern sounds and devilish rhythms of 'Dolmus', a magnetic, free-jazz re-working of the Mulatu Astatke composition 'Emnete', to the energetic and spellbinding flood of roaring saxes on 'Mammouth', Azmari draw on influences including Temiz, Herbie Hancock, Cymande, The Heliocentrics, Fela Kuti, John Berberian, The Soul Jazz Orchestra and much more.

With a common love for African and oriental music, as well as funk and dub, the Azmari sound has developed in a short space of time – taking on new musical influences along their spiritual journey, including Arabic melodies and sounds.

Heavily influenced by the Ethiopiques, ten days performing in Istanbul opened the band's ears to the Turkish sounds and rhythms from the 1960s and infusing Turkish and Ethiopian scales, along with learning new instruments along the way including the berimbau, the ney and bağlama, the Azmari sound transformed into a rebellious, unrelenting and mesmerising experience.

Azmari are; Arthur Ancion - Drums, Basile Bourtembourg - Keyboards, Jojo Demeijer – Percussion, Niels D'haegeleer - Bass, Mattéo Badet – Saxophone and Yohan Dumas – Saxophone

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released May 24, 2019

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azmari Belgium

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Nov 26

Le Botanique

Brussels, Belgium

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Maelström

Oct 2023
Samā'ī

Jan 2021
Ekera EP

May 2019

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