Dub Colossus

 

2008 - A Town Called Addis

2012 - Addis Through the Looking Glass

2013 - Dub Me Tender Vol 1&2

The original aim of Dub Colossus was to combine the golden years of Ethiopique beats and Ethiojazz with the dub reggae styles of early 70s groups like Abyssinians and Mighty Diamonds.

When their first album, A Town Called Addis, was released back in 2008, it was hailed as one of the most inventive fusion albums of the year, with its blend of contemporary and traditional Ethiopian styles, jazz and dub reggae. This may have started out as a studio-based project, but  Dub Colossus went on to prove that they were also a rousing live band. That was followed by a second, even more varied and sophisticated album (titled Addis through the Looking Glass) that moved the experiment on. 

Widely hailed as one of the best ‘world music’ albums of 2011, this was followed in spring of 2012 by an album of dub versions, taking the whole thing down to its roots: titled ‘Dub Me Tender Vols 1 & 2’. The original aim of Dub Colossus was to combine the golden years of Ethiopique beats and Ethiojazz with the dub reggae styles of the early 70’s groups like Abyssinians, Gladiators, Wailers and Mighty Diamonds. 

The dub element on Dub Me Tender, ever-present in the first two albums, has been pumped up – giving these tracks a full Dubulah work over, in the tradition of Joe Gibbs’ African Dub series, Tapper Zukie and Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell, with a nod and a wink to King Tubby and Prince Jammy! (Band on the Wall)

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