Meklit
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Ethiopian born, San Francisco based singer Meklit (Muh-kleet) has confirmed the March 18 release of We Are Alive via Six Degrees Records, the follow up to her acclaimed 2010 debut In A Day Like This… Featuring 11 Meklit originals, as well as a cover of The Police’s “Bring On The Night” and a traditional Ethiopian tune “Kemekem.” The album was recorded to tape at New, Improved Studios in Oakland, California and runs a stylistic gamut from Ethiopian and Sudanese rhythms to New York jazz and San Francisco folk to Radiohead. Producer Eli Crews (tUnE-yArDs, Deerhoof, Geographer) helped guide the album’s spirit of innovation and sonic dexterity.
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Meklit, An “Artistic Giant In The Early Stages” (San Francisco Chronicle), Confirms New Album We Are Alive, Out March 18
Produced By Eli Crews (tUnE-yArDs, Deerhoof); Liner Notes By Famed Novelist Walter Mosley A unique blend of jazz, Ethiopia, the San Francisco art scene and visceral poetry – NPR A supple voice with soulful, brainy agility – The Stranger Ethiopian born, San Francisco...