Getatchew Mekurya Concert History

Mèkurya began his musical studies on traditional Ethiopian instruments such as the krar and the messengo, and later moved on to the saxophone and the clarinet. Upon reaching adolescence, he began his career in 1949 as a part of the Municipality Band in Addis Ababa. In 1965 he joined the famous Police Orchestra. He was also one of the first musicians to play an instrumental version of the Ethiopian war chant "Shellela." With the album Negus of Ethiopian Sax (since re-released as part of the Ethiopiques CD series)...

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Getatchew Mekurya Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 10, 2012
The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya La gaîté lyrique Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jul 06, 2012
Getatchew Mekurya / The Ex Bimhuis Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Dec 10, 2011
The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Getatchew Mekuria & the Ex / Krar Collective / DJ Russ Jones Rich Mix London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 09, 2011 –
Dec 11, 2011
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2011
Boredoms / Matias Aguayo / Sun Ra Arkestra / Simian Mobile Disco / Caribou / Wild Flag / The Budos Band / Dead Rider / Total Control / Getatchew Mekurya / Battles / Phil Manley / Thank You / Violent Soho / Flying Lotus / Washed Out / Roll The Dice / Oxes / Four Tet / Junior Boys / No Age / Nisennenmondai / Marnie Stern / Toro Y Moi / Orchestra of Spheres / Future Islands / Connan Mockasin / The Ex / Interstellar Fugitives / Bitch Magnet / Factory Floor / DJ Spinn / Silver Apples / Pharoah Sanders / Theo Parrish / Omar Souleyman / DJ Rashad / Cults / The Walls / The Field / Holy Fuck / Les Savy Fav / Surfer Blood / The Psychic Paramount / Underground Resistance / Hot Snakes / Gary Numan / Archers Of Loaf / Caribou Vibration Ensemble Show all bands
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Butlin's - Minehead Minehead, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 18, 2011
The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Quadricolor Les Invites de Villeurbanne Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Jun 17, 2011
Getatchew Mekurya Prairie Des Filtres Park Toulouse, Occitanie, France
Jun 16, 2011
The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya Salle Jean Carmet Le Mans, France
Jun 15, 2011 –
Jun 19, 2011
Groundation / The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Harold López-Nussa / La Calaca

Rio Loco 2011

Toulouse, Occitanie, France
Jun 11, 2011
Getatchew Mekurya / The Ex Stvanice Island Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Jun 11, 2011 –
Jun 13, 2011
Global Village Festival 2011
Typhoon / The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Khaira Arby / Lilian Vieira / Mdungu / Zorita / Eric Calmes / Rogério Bicudo
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Jun 10, 2011
The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Melaku Belay RASA Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Aug 07, 2010
Getatchew Mekurya / The Ex Glaz'art Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jun 05, 2010
Getatchew Mekurya / The Ex Café de la Danse Paris, Île-de-France, France
Jun 04, 2010
The Ex / Beatsteaks / Getatchew Mekurya / Radio Dead Ones
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Melkweg Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Sep 13, 2009
Getatchew Mekurya / The Ex / Canailles
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Polish Combatants Hall Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 12, 2009
Getatchew Mekurya / The Ex
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Polish Combatants Hall Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 24, 2009 –
Jul 26, 2009
Womad 2009
Peter Gabriel / Caravan Palace / Nneka / Roy Ayers / Orishas / Youssou N'Dour / Charlie Winston / The Skatalites / Hindi Zahra / Oumou Sangare / Rokia Traoré / Mad Professor / Portico / Victor Démé / Eliades Ochoa / The Apples / Mahmoud Ahmed / 17 Hippies / Etran Finatawa / Alèmayèhu Eshèté / Che Sudaka / The Sweet Vandals / Spiro / Dub Colossus / Mim Suleiman / Jim Moray / Snowboy / Cirkus / Getatchew Mekurya / Dennis Bovell / Besh O Drom / RSD / Rachel Unthank & The Winterset / Mongrel / Mamer / Melingo / Ba Cissoko / Mariem Hassan / Andy White / The Creole Choir of Cuba / Solomon Burke / A Filetta / Ethiopiques / Cimarron / Keb Darge / Black Arm Band / Deaf Shepherd / Ruby Hunter / Radiokijada / The Black Swan Effect / Rachel Unthank / Acetre / Wang Li / Los Desterrados / Shellie Morris / Mark Atkins / Enkh Jargal / Kamal Musallam / Nogabe Randriaharimalala / Malick Pathe Sow / Channi Singh / Mec Yek / Sarah Savoy & the Francadians / Music From the Penguin Cafe / Dennis Bovell Dub Band / Sarah Savoy / Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan / Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra / Hypnotic Brass Band / Umdumo Wesizwe / Seby Ntege / Nansady Keita / Cool Crooners / Charlie Gillett / DJ Dubious / Guy Watson / Zambezi Express / Los Desterados Show all bands
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Charlton Park Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Nov 07, 2008
Ken Vandermark / The Ex / William Parker / Peter Brötzmann / Joe McPhee / Getatchew Mekurya / Lasse Marhaug / Roy Campbell / Michiyo Yagi / Paul Dunmall / Le Quan Ninh / Mary Oliver / Irène Schweizer / Wilbert De Joode / Paal Nilssen-Love / Veryan...
Ken Vandermark / The Ex / William Parker / Peter Brötzmann / Joe McPhee / Getatchew Mekurya / Lasse Marhaug / Roy Campbell / Michiyo Yagi / Paul Dunmall / Le Quan Ninh / Mary Oliver / Irène Schweizer / Wilbert De Joode / Paal Nilssen-Love / Veryan Weston / Tony Buck / Clayton Thomas / Alan Purves / Rozemarie Heggen Show all bands
Alter Schlachthof (Schl8hof) Wels Wels, Austria
Sep 12, 2008
Tortoise / The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Kevin Drumm / Rob Mazurek

Festival Jazz à La Villette 2008

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Cité de la Musique Paris, Île-de-France, France
Aug 20, 2008
The Ex / Mahmoud Ahmed / Alèmayèhu Eshèté / Getatchew Mekurya / Extra Golden / Either/Orchestra Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center New York, New York, United States
Aug 17, 2008
The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Icy Demons Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, Illinois, United States

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The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Shortstack on Aug 13, 2008 [245-small]

The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Shortstack
Aug 13, 2008
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2011 on Dec 9, 2011 [494-small]

All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2011
Dec 9 - 11, 2011
 Minehead, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Jazz
World
Saxophone
Jazz Saxophone
Africa
Ethiopian Jazz
Ethio-Jazz
Ethiopian Pop
Ethiopian
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Latest Setlist (09/13/2009):

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  1. Muziqawi silt
  2. Ethiopia Hagere
  3. Sethed Seketelat
  4. Eywat Setenafegagn
  5. Belomi Benna
  6. Che Belew Shellela
  7. Aynamaye Nesh
  8. Eoleyo
  9. Aymotche Terabu/Shemonmwanaye
  10. Tezeta
  11. Ambassel
  12. Tezalegn Yetentu
  13. Aha Begena
  14. Yaf Zemed Mech Teffa

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Concerts Per Year:

2012 2 concerts
2011 8 concerts
2010 3 concerts
2009 3 concerts
2008 8 concerts
2007 1 concert

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