Dan Harper/Invisible System/Harper Diabate
Lived / aid worked in Ethiopia with studio in home, now in the UK fusing Ethiopian/UK/Mali/Jamiacan sounds. 6 releases.
Lived / aid worked in Ethiopia with studio in home, now in the UK fusing Ethiopian/UK/Mali/Jamiacan sounds. 6 releases.
6th Ethiopian / Jamaican / UK fusion album released post getting the full bonus CD/album and being on the Rough Guide to Ethiopia all under Invisible System.
Songlines Nominee for World Music Awards.
Lived and aid worked in Ethiopia (previously Mali) whilst building a studio in my home and created Invisible System.
Many guest musicians from Ethiopiques / Mahmoud Ahmed to Justin and Juldeh (JuJu/Robert Plant); Hilaire Chabby (Baba Maal); Baka Beyond and Zion Train; Ozrics and Eat Static; Captain Sensible & The Mission; Skip McDonald (On U Sound/Little Axe) & Courtney Love's drummer; Portishead Adrian etc etc.
A fusion of new genres never heard before blending Ethiopians with post punk, dub, reggae, electronics, rock, metal, hip hop and funk etc etc.
I also set up Dub Colossus at the same putting Nick Page up free in my home and studio and introducing him to the Invisible System musicians some who whom became Dub Colossus at the same time although unfortunately I was not invited to be involved with them afterwards.
Reviews from New York Times and national UK papers to fRoots, Songlines, Uncut, Mojo, R2, world music central etc etc.