Ethiopian Musics 1971 - Recorded by Ragnar Johson and Ralph Harrisson MONOLORD “Having added time to breathe

“Having added time to breathe and really get things right felt crucial this time

and spiralling slivers of noise

As one of the most triumphant and beguiling directorial debut features to emerge from the fruitful Polish New Wave

"The Spectator"

utter anguish has never sounded this good

Ethiopian Musics 1971 - Recorded by Ragnar Johson and Ralph Harrisson MONOLORD “Having added time to breatheThese recordings were made in the Empire of Ethiopia in 1971. The music recorded in Addis Ababa uses masenko fiddles, craar and bagana lyres, washint flutes and kabaro drums. There is folk music played in Addis Ababa tej beit bars with vocals, craar, masenko, washint and kabaro, Ethiopian Christian songs accompanied by the bagana large 'Harp of David' and Mary Armede's craar accompanied Amharic sung poetry. There are Afar chants and flutes from the