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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 tonly 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 
 1976\, 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 spre
 ading paranoia and violence – directed not least at musicians and other
  artists. Me…
URL:https://www.noje.se/evenemang/ibex-band-11459
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