Name: Mercato
Brand: Imperial Tiger Orchestra

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ammgcd002

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2011-07-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Discovery

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Imperial Tiger Orchestra

Genre GB

African

Label GB

'mercato' is the debut album by swiss band imperial tiger orchestra, the finest connoisseurs and grooviest performers of ethiopian music from the golden age. consisting of members with very diverse backgrounds (free jazz, noise experimentations, contemporary music, twisted pop...) the orchestra took a trip to addis-abeba, where they performed with local luminaries and learnt about the large diversity of ethiopian music. a life-changing experience which brought them back to the studio to work on their debut album: 'mercato'. overseen with flair by ethiopian music expert jeoren visse, 'mercato' is a mesmerizing re-interpretation of ethiopian music's golden age mixed with the digitalized themes that appeared in the 80s and filtered through the eclectic influences of the orchestra. it's a fascinating retro-futuristic piece of music, close yet totally different from the songs that inspired the band. it's progressive ethiopian rock!

Mercato

Music GB