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ππ©πππ€-ππ€πͺπ‘ - πππ π¨π€πͺπ£π π©πππ© πππ© ππ§π€π¬ππ¨ π’π€π«ππ£πβElectrifying, kaleidoscopic vintage soul...his blistering vocal attack is beyond compare: hail one of the worldβs most exhilarating new voicesβ β MAG
βBeautiful soulful joyous music that isnβt afraid to groove. You canβt go wrong.ββ Bob Baker Fish
Australia's own Ethio-Soul superstar πππ«ππ ππ‘π ππ¦πππ¬π¬πππ¨π« and his big sound band of virtuoso musicians deliver energetic rhythms and melodies that consistently get crowds moving.
Dereb Desalegn (aka Dereb the Ambassador) is a unique vocal talent, well known as one of Ethiopia's most respected singers. On his first solo album 'Korkorow Yalew' recorded in 2003, his hit single 'Wollo', reached number one in the Ethiopian charts. Dereb has since toured in America, England, Asia, New Zealand and Australia where he currently resides.
After moving to Australia, Dereb collaborated with Nicky Bomba and the Bomba Band releasing a CD and touring nationally in June 2007.
In 2011, Dereb joined forces with producer Tony Buchen on a new project - Dereb the Ambassador - a title given to him years earlier by the Ethiopian media. Performing with a band of virtuoso musicians and inspired by the funky sounds of great Ethiopian artists of the 60's and 70's, such as Mahmoud Ahmed and Mulatu Astatke, they recorded their highly acclaimed debut album. More recently they have found success with the album released in Japan on the P-Vine label and Dereb the Ambassador featured on one of Francis Falceto's (of Ethiopiques fame) Ethiosonic releases, showcasing new music from the Ethiopian Diaspora.
Dereb and his 4-piece band consistently livens up crowds with their addictive, gritty brand of Ethio-soul. Performance highlights include WOMADelaide, Jeonju Sori World Music Festival Sth Korea and tours in Ethiopia and Japan.
In January 2016, Dereb the Ambassador released a new EP called βVolume IIβ and released βFikeraβ from the album which has received fantastic responses from music critics and audiences. The band toured Japan in 2017 and 2018 as well as touring Australia. Released their album "Ethiopia" in June 2018. Dereb moved to Ethiopia in 2019 and after a 5 year hiatus the band is currently preparing to record their new repertoire and hit the Australian stages again.
The Band...
πππ«ππ πππ¬ππ₯ππ π§β Vocals
πππππ« π ππ«π«ππ« β C Melody Saxophone and alto saxophone
ππ¨π«π² ππ«π¨π°π§ β Bass
ππ¨π¬π¬ π ππ«π«ππ«π¨ β Drums
πππ§π’ππ₯ ππ₯π’π§ππ« - Keys
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/DerebtheAmbassador
http://soundcloud.com/derebtheambassador
http://www.youtube.com/user/DerebTheAmbassador
7pm Doors/ Restaurant π·π₯ π
8.30pm Bands
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/d/173938
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294 Marrickville Rd. Entry Illawarra Rd., Marrickville, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2204
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