Afropentatonism

This is an artistic musical journey based around two world-famous musicians: desert blues man Alhousseini Anivolla from Niger and Girum Mezmer, ethiojazz guitarist from Addis Ababa. After years of international touring these musicians have created this project together to show the potential of music in a changing world! A musical journey following the pentatonic scale guided by Anivolla´s desert blues. This is a unique collaboration from two unlikely regions of Africa. Its
music based up on common musical elements produced in a way that it ensures all elements stay in their own respective characteristics, and yet open to a number of international styles such as blues and jazz. It is an experimental project at the very essence which keeps on still evolving wherever it goes. It is not an end product. The audience also playing an important role in it.
This project can not be classified within one genre. It is combining multiple styles and influences at a given time: Ehno, blues, jazz, folk and african - world music at its finest!