{"id":42479,"date":"2018-02-08T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T12:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/digger-ernesto-chahoud-compiles-rare-ethio-soul-gems-from-the-70s\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:38:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:38:00","slug":"digger-ernesto-chahoud-compiles-rare-ethio-soul-gems-from-the-70s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/digger-ernesto-chahoud-compiles-rare-ethio-soul-gems-from-the-70s\/","title":{"rendered":"Digger Ernesto Chahoud compiles rare Ethio-soul gems from the 70&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11644 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ernesto-chahoud_by_eddie_otchere_bw1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ernesto Chahoud\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ernesto-chahoud_by_eddie_otchere_bw1-2.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ernesto-chahoud_by_eddie_otchere_bw1-2-759x543.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ernesto-chahoud_by_eddie_otchere_bw1-2-1010x722.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ernesto-chahoud_by_eddie_otchere_bw1-2-661x473.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ernesto-chahoud_by_eddie_otchere_bw1-2-465x332.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ernesto-chahoud_by_eddie_otchere_bw1-2-375x268.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Compilation <em>Ernesto Chahoud presents Taitu: Soul-fuelled Stompers from 1970s Ethiopia\u00a0<\/em>is a trip\u00a0through the unique Ethio sound that bands were forging at the time.<\/h3>\n<p>Ernesto Chahoud\u2019s \u2018Taitu\u2019\u00a0represents the sound of the dancefloors of 1970s Addis Ababa.\u00a0Among the musical gems featured are 7\u201ds by some of the heavyweights of the scene including the godfather of Ethio jazz\u00a0Mulatu Astatke\u00a0and\u00a0Alemayehu Eshete, the vocalist dubbed the \u2018Ethiopian Elvis\u2019, alongside tracks by more obscure artists such as\u00a0Merawi Yohannis\u00a0and\u00a0Birkineh Wurga. Listen to the excerpts below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For \u2018Taitu\u2019, Chahoud has selected 24 of his essential Ethio-Soul 7\u201ds, that never leave his DJ box, and together they capture this opportune moment in Ethiopian music history that saw bands experiment with an armful of influences: gliding through R&amp;B, rock &amp; roll, jazz, funk, soul and boogaloo. What came out was a distinctly Ethiopian interpretation: pentatonic scales, horn-driven melodies and soul-shattering vocals sung in Amharic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/378231875&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Read next:<\/em> <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/ethiopian-hit-parade-vol-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethiopian Hit Parade Vol. 1: from \u201970s Ethiopia to the modern world<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11645\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers.jpg\" alt=\"Taitu Soul-Fuelled Stompers\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Taitu-Soul-Fuelled-Stompers-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compilation Ernesto Chahoud presents Taitu: Soul-fuelled Stompers from 1970s Ethiopia\u00a0is a trip\u00a0through the unique Ethio sound that bands were forging at the time. 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