Also known as BJX Origin Melbourne, Australia Genres Hip hop music, Jazz | Years active 2008 (2008)–present Members Peter Harper | |
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Associated acts Mulatu Astatke, Mahmoud Ahmed, Website blackjesusexperience.com Past members Matt Head
Patrick Kearney
Cass Horsfall
Hue Blanes
Nashua Lee
Nui Moon
Stuart Perera Albums Cradle of Humanity, Migration, Yeluinta Record labels INDEPENDENT, Rocket Group Pty Ltd Similar Mulatu Astatke, Bob Sedergreen, The Heliocentrics, Éthiopiques, Mahmoud Ahmed | ||
Black jesus experience ethiobop
Black Jesus Experience are an ethio-jazz band from Melbourne. Since 2009 they have worked on the Australian performances by Mulatu Astatke as his backing band as well as their own material. Black Jesus Experience blend traditional Ethiopian music with modern hip-hop and funk grooves.
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In June 2009 they appeared on a segment of Sunday Arts, which was broadcast nationally by ABC-TV. They are winners of The Age's "Best Tour 2010" award for their Australian tour with Astatke.
BJX have played festivals including Glastonbury Festival, Big Chill, City of London Festival, WOMADelaide, The Big Day Out and Melbourne Jazz Festival, supported Tony Allen and toured Europe and Ethiopia.
Their fourth album, Migration. received the 'Best Global/Reggae album' accolade at The Age's 2014 Music Victoria awards.
In 2016, Black Jesus Experience has released their 5th studio album Cradle of Humanity a collaboration with Mulatu Astatke, followed by an Australian and New Zealand tour including Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Black jesus experience live azgo festival mozambique 2015
Discography
Songs
EthiobopMigration · 2014
GuraginyaYeluinta · 2011
UntilCradle of Humanity · 2016