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K8A’s Impressions of Ethiopa: for violin and electronics

This is a collection of musical vignettes by American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter. Sourcing from her 11 years living in Addis Ababa, she transports you to the bustling streets of the East African metropolis, evoking the crackling sounds of a saxophone blaring out of a barbershop radio, a shepherd's flute melody turned dub reggae, the fervent dancing on packed dirt floors of a rural honey-wine bar, and the big band psychedelic sounds of Ethiopia's "Golden Era".

The solo multimedia project uses  electronics and loops, storytelling, video projection, to share a personal journey and be a door to a world that is now undergoing serious ethnic conflict.

Kaethe Hostetter, 5 string violin and electronics

CACCIATORE DI TRESORI

Cacciactori de Tesori is a quartet of Italian music enthusiasts who play traditional music of Italy - mazurkas, waltzes, polkas, tarantellas and a tango or two. The repertoire is culled from master musicians (78rpm recordings), first-hand contact with Italian musicians and sometimes written sources. Lively harmonies and countermelodies are an integral part of their performance style.
Maxwell Poulos, mandolin and tenor banjo

Irene Herrmann - mandolin

Janet Dows - concertina

Kaethe Hostetter - guitar

K8A & Marié

These soulmates met through Debo Band and the connection only grew from there. The special stylings of eclectic tunes -- from Ethiopia to Japan, from folk to pop, simmered in musical spices from the world over, flavored by our journeys together and apart, make for a duo like no other.

Album coming soon!

Kaethe Hostetter, violin

Marié Abe, accordion

With Dan Moon and Village of Spaces

This special circumstantial collaboration is drenched in magical vibes, as Dan and Kaethe tap into the sounds of the spheres, drawing from the audio experiences of surfing, the redwoods, and the otherworldly in our midst,

Kaethe Hostetter, violin and effects

Dan Moon, guitar and effects