Shunsuke Kida | fr

Born in Inglewood, Ca Kida was exposed to a life of drugs and crime at a young age. At the age of four, Kida’s father was tragically murdered. Soon after, Kida, his mother and two older sisters moved to their hometown of St. Louis, Mo. While attending elementary school in St. Louis, Kida picked up the trumpet. The love affair with music had begun. Kida bounced back and forth ,between the two cities until he decided to stay in Inglewood. Kida continued his love affair with music, becoming the drum major of the school band. Honing the skills of his...

The Ethiopian saxophonist Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané was one of the most remarkable stylists of his generation and between 1965 and 1972 emerged as a brilliant, inspired player. He has an “American” ear, influenced by the American radio programmes broadcast from the US base in Asmara and, with an eye toward improving his playing, was one of the first Ethiopian musicians to go to the USA. Today he still works there, mainly in the clubs of the Ethiopian and Eritrean diasporas. .

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