Debo Band perform live on KEXP from the Bumbershoot Music Lounge. Recorded September 2, 2012.

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Debo Band’s saxophonist, leader and ethnomusicologist Danny Mekonnen translates the phrase Ere gobez as a call of the lionhearted-it's a term used to inspire. It’s certainly an apt label and message for the Ethiopian 11-piece band’s second album, a record the reaches and then surpasses the heights of their excellent 2012 self-titled debut. Because not only do the varying definitions of gobez fit the range of music on this record, but the music of Debo Band is that of a big, brave roar, song after song

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Debo Band raises the roof on the Ethiopian musical past, picking up where political upheaval of the 1970s and 1980s quenched the energy of one of East Africa’s most prolific, vibrant scenes. They imagine what Duke Ellington, while on his famed African tour, might have played with the Addis Ababa Police Orchestra ( Blue Awaze ). They invent the jams of the Ethiopians who served in the Korean War and brought back influences from East Asia (the catchy Okinawan song Hiyamikachi Bushi )  . For the audiophile and Debo super fan, our New Album + Debo Band 2012 Debut on vinyl and signed just for you. Handdrawn Ethiopian-inspired Cookbook.

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Debo Band: Are a Boston-based Ethiopian music ensemble led by saxophonist Danny Mekonnen and fronted by vocalist Bruck Tesfaye. Ranging from 10-12 members playing horns, guitars, violins, percussion, and accordion, their sound incorporates Ethiojazz, folk, and pop styles from the Horn of Africa infused with tinges of motifs from Eastern Europe and Asia, as well as punk, experimental, and psychedelic rock. Dance at your own risk

Debo Band (also known simply as Debo) are a Boston-based Ethiopian music ensemble led by saxophonist Danny Mekonnen and fronted by vocalist Bruck Tesfaye. Ranging from 10–12 members playing horns, guitars, violins, percussion, and accordion, their sound incorporates Ethiojazz, folk, and pop styles from the Horn of Africa infused with tinges of motifs from Eastern Europe and Asia, as well. Following a pair of singles with B-sides remixed by DJ Kiddid, Debo Band's self-titled first full-length album was released by Sub Pop Records in 2012. Produced by Thomas Gobena of the group Gogol Bordello, the record draws heavily from Ethiopia in the early 1970s, with original songs, reworkings of Ethiopian folk melodies, covers of hits by Alèmayèhu.

Debo Band - Debo Band ‎(CD, Album). Sub Pop, Next Ambiance. SBL-72003, NXA 003. US. 2012. Ancient Ocean - Titan's Island (Album). Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records.