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| | Ethiopiques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Addis Ababa, the capital, rocked, and small labels, notably Amha, released a plethora of modern local music. |
 | | The Ethiopiques series covers a lot of ground, from the Ethio-jazz of Mulatu Astatke, who shared the stage with the great Duke Ellington when the latter played in the country, to the exquisite sadness of vocalist Mahmoud Ahmed, one of Ethiopia's top voices for over three decades. |
 | | There's even a contemporary disc (Vol.2) covering the underground folk scene of the Azmaris, the bohemians who appear in nightclubs and dives around the capital. |
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