Moa Anbessa - Getatchew Mekurya & The Ex

When Dutch post-punk innovators The Ex heard Getatchew Mekurya's 1972 recordings, they invited the veteran maestro to Europe for an extraordinary cross-generational meeting. Moa Anbessa captures their volcanic synergy, pairing Mekurya's ferocious tenor horn with jagged guitars, guest brass and thunderous double drums. Far from a polite museum piece, the record is an explosive dialogue where Ethiopian martial melodies collide head-on with anarchic punk-rock intensity.