Rouse Visiting Artist Lecture: “On Ethiopian Jazz”: Teshome Mitiku with Either/Orchestra

The Either/Orchestra, a ten-piece group that was founded in 1987 and has recorded ten albums, is regarded as one of Massachusetts’s major contributions to the international music scene. The E/O has recently become deeply involved in Ethiopian music; the group collaborated with Teshome Mitiku for the first time in 2010, in a performance that headlined the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Mitiku, an Ethiopian musician born in 1949, was part of Ethiopia’s first and most popular modern music combo, the Soul Ekos, in the 1960s. Forced to leave his country in 1970 after leading a protest song at a concert at Addis Ababa University, he moved to Sweden and later to the United States, where he now performs regularly in the Washington, D.C. area and elsewhere. This event will bring the ensemble and solo performer to the GSD for a discussion of Ethiopian jazz and a demonstration, featuring vocalist Teshome Mitiku and musicians from the Either/Orchestra: saxophonist/founder Russ Gershon, bassist Rick McLaughlin, and pianist Gilson Schachnik.

[@Yotor_Tube]

3000 + Years of colourful history ;but now 😭, we will strive agan🤗

[@solomonmuchie8721]

Ohhhhhhhh...... Music means what I am hearing here right now. Thank you a bunch sir Teshome, the legendary, and all the orchestral members.

[@hillsrassounds5257]

Thank you for posting this wonderful lecture and music. It is worth noting that not only did Haile Selassie hire the band of Armenian orphans, but this group of 40 young men were known as Arba Lijoch or "The Kings Kids" He pretty much adopted them as his family. This was in the beginning of his tour of an early 1920s Europe that was heading towards fascism. His warnings to the world went unheeded- leading us into WW2. Thank you again for the wonderful video.

[@gabrielcarlo9196]

ተሾመ ምትኩ የምንግዜም ምርጥ። ኢትዬጵያ ለዘልአለም ትኑር!

[@HAWI-SO]

Beautiful Ethiopia , make me cry . I don't know why .

[@Eyobs90]

Just incredible! Music is in deed "universal language" as the orchestra members play it without missing a single key/melody and perform the unique Ethiopian sentimental pieces!

[@dilemma4613]

Really old Ethiopian music is far more better than the current one...can't stop listening...
What happened with those current singers?

[@gabbysky3583]

Incredible performance

[@derejeayalew6156]

What a piece of art in this music!

[@getnetu]

What a classic performance and what a mesmerizing vocalist. Great respect Toshome Mitiku, you raise the Ethiopian Music to a grand new level. I adore you the most.

[@musapeyton3050]

instablaster...

[@Sarbet888]

One thing I observed about this band they know how to find those Ethiopian music which emotionally impact us the most.

[@Eyobs90]

Exactly

[@NadavHbr]

Jazz that is based in part on Ethiopian music is a great direction in music.

[@tesfayesharew9006]

The best " Ambassele" as only Teshome Mitiku would play it....

[@Yotor_Tube]

Wow Legend u are special ever.My Ethiopia full of wonderful colours📗📂📕

[@Exploratorium360]

I just subscribed 👍

[@EthioChrisy]

Beautiful! Ethiopian music

[@yaknjorgl]

this music ...it find me when i need

[@zombie266]

Epic.

[@ermiashailemariam118]

Ethiopian icon singer 👑👑👑

[@addisewakuma3358]

Amaizing performance
You are a special one

[@tsegam1615]

This is phenomenal! ❤️❤️

[@teddyaddis4660]

🙏🙏🙏