Fresh Kitfo was composed and arranged by Dexter Story for Los Angeles-based ensemble Ethio Cali. It is a 5/4 tune using the Ethiopian Ambassel mode. The title is in reference to a habesha friend's name and the native meat dish she prepares so well. The recording features Todd Simon (tpt), Kamasi Washington (ten sax), Randal Fisher (ten sax), Mark de Clive-Lowe (keys), Itai Shapira (gtr), Patrick Bailey (bass), Steve Haney (per), Alan Lightner (pan), Te'Amir Sweeney (per) and Dexter Story (drums).

Appears on Paris DJs Soundsystem - Rise Of The Troubadour Warriors - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International Vol.3. Click the link below to purchase: 

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Fresh Kitfo by Todd Simon's Ethio Cali

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Released July 4, 2014 
Dexter Story & Wondem - Sinesrat / USA * 

Credits : 

Produced, mixed & mastered by The Life Force Trio (Dexter Story and Carlos Niño. 
Composed by Dexter Story 
Trumpet: Richard Grant 
Woodwinds: Randal Fisher 
Steel Pan: Alan Lightner 
Additional Guitar: Damon Aaron 
Additional Drums: Te'Amir Sweeney 
All other instruments and programming: Dexter Story 
Published by Dexter Story Music Publishing (BMI # 714225964) 
Recorded at Storylight Studios, Los Angeles, CA 

Sinesrat by Dexter Story & Wondem

Berbere (Amharic: በርበሬ berberē, Tigrinya: በርበረ berbere) is a spice mixture whose constituent elements usually include chili peppers, garlic, ginger, dried basil, korarima, rue, ajwain or radhuni, nigella, and fenugreek. It serves as a key ingredient in the cuisines of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
credits
released May 23, 2014 
Richard Grant - Trumpet 
Randal Fisher - Flute 
Alan Lightner - Steel Pan 
Steve Haney - Percussion 
Te'Amir Sweeney - Additional Drums 
Dexter Story - All additional instruments 

Produced by Dexter Story 
Composed by Dexter Story 
Dexter Story Music Publishing (BMI) 
Recorded at Storylight Studios, Los Angeles, CA 

This is a bonus track and does not appear on the new 'Wondem' album.

Berbere by Dexter Story & Wondem

'Ambasselita' is a song composed by Dexter Story using one of the indigenous scales of Northern Ethiopia. Written for Todd Simon's Ethio Cali Ensemble, it has been performed live numerous times and was included on the 'Ethio Cali Live at the Blue Whale' cassette release of early 2014. Dexter Story says "I attempted to evoke the spirit of Ethiopia in a 3/4 rhythm that implies a Latin salsa feeling." This recording is a demo.

Credits:
Released July 1, 2014 
Flugelhorn: Todd Simon 
Tenor Saxophone: Randal Fisher 
Steel Pan and Shekere: Alan Lightner 
Guitar: Damon Aaron 
All other instruments: Dexter Story 

Recorded at Storylight Studios, Downtown Los Angeles, CA 

Published by Dexter Story Music Publishing (BMI)

Ambasselita

Musical view of Africa from an African American perspective. Soundway Records albums Wondem and Bahir available now. Contact: wondemmusic(at)gmail(dot)com.

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