A British scholar interested in examining the drum, let alone an Ethiopian in far-off Africa, has for practical purposes no opportunity of doing so.

Sons of Ethiopia: A Snapshot of Admas and D.C. Music in the 1980s. Admas draws from and rearranges “golden era” Ethiopian music with then-fairly-new synthesizer and drum-machine rhythms.

Lost Funk Masterpieces Of Ethiopia Record collectors entranced by the otherworldly sounds of Ethiopian funk and jazz of the 1960s and 70s had ... for princely sums due to its then-unknown drum ...

The composer imagined his music more than 40 years ago. Known as the father of "Ethio-jazz", Astatke has been credited with creating a new genre that blends Ethiopian music and jazz. His new album ...