- Ethnician
Infobox musical artist
Name = Ethnician
Img_capt = l-r: Miguel, Garbis, Yvo, Igor.
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Origin =France
Genre =Drum and Bass
Dub
World Music
Big Beat
Years_active =1998 – present
Label =Sony Music
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Current_members = Miguel Saboga (Vocals, drums & percussions, keyboards)
Garbis Baharian (sound & treatments)
Yvo Abadi (Drums & Percussion)
Past_members = Igor Nitinksky and Herve Bouffartigues (keyboards)
Notable_instruments =Ethnician is the band formed by Yvo Abadi (Percussion/Drums), Miguel Saboga (vocals and Percussion), Igor Nikitinsky, Garbis Baharian (Samplers) of
Dirty District . their music falls into the category ofWorld Music , Dub andDrum and Bass but also goes intoMetal ,Reggae andDance styles also. Discovered by the "Printemps de Bourges" Festival Network, Revelation of the Pop-Komm 98 according to the German press, the band choose to record their first album in an abandoned movie theater located in the African district of Paris. the name "Ethnician" was chosen basically because each is from a different ethnic background: Miguel was born in Portugal, Igor was born in Russia, Garbis is from Armenia and Yvo is from Egypt. Recently the band has apparently split and Miguel and Yvo are currently in another Ethnician type band, the heavy percussion-based BOX OHM Station [http://www.myspace.com/boxohm]Discography:
*Self Titled (1999)
#USS (Universal Sound System)
#Moussaï
#Growing Seeds
#Dynamite #3
#Medicine Man
#Think Positiv
#A Test
#Dub#2
#Complaint
#Welcome To Fantasy Island
#Dynamite
#Ate Pode Aleijarthey also appear on "Tibet Libre" (with a calloboration with a monk named Lama Urgyen Dorje, who provides chants for the song) an album based on the
International Tibet Independence Movement campaign, "Remixes Stereo Stress" with come with us (you better!) and "French Dub Connection" with extended version of USS.Websites:
*http://www.myspace.com/ethnician
*http://www.myspace.com/ethnician2
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