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MUSIC
HUFFINGTON
02.23.14
Dog Ears: Born in February
In which we spotlight music from a diversity of genres and
decades, lending an insider’s ear to what deserves to be heard.
BY THE EVERLASTING PHIL RAMONE AND DANIELLE EVIN
SMOKE FAIRIES
MULATU ASTATKE
JUNIOR WELLS
Smoke Fairies are the London-based
alternative art duo comprised of Jessica Davies and Katherine Blamire.
Founded in the aughts by way of New
Orleans, Vancouver and London, the
two have since issued a handful of
albums and various releases into the
ether. Their phantasmic vocals and
arrangements reel you in on their
spectral riptide. Collaborations/shared
stages include Rasputina, Bryan Ferry,
Jack White, Laura Marling, Head, and
The Handsome Family. Discover “Living With Ghosts,” from Smoke Fairies’
2010 Ghosts (Bonus Track Version),
and get the full album.
Ethio-jazz composer/arranger and
multi-instrumentalist Mulatu Astatke
was born in western Ethiopia in 1943.
After music studies in London and New
York, he attended Boston’s Berklee Col