ABYSSINIA INFINITE Zion Roots
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Just because it mentions Abyssinia and Zion, don't assume this is a reggae album; it's anything but. In fact, it's the new release from Gigi and Bill Laswell, an acoustic-based effort with its heart in the Ethiopian Christian Chruch. And it's by far the best thing she's done, heartfelt, with stunning arrangements and playing from everyone involved. Some of the tracks she wrote, but almost half the record is traditional. She's never sounded better, or more at home than she does here.