Addis Black Widow

Addis Black Widow

Addis Black Widow is a Swedish band. Their songs include "Innocent", "Wait in Summer", and "Goes Around Comes Around", which reached #12 on the Swedish Tracks Chart in 2001. [ [http://sr.se/p3/tracks/a01melodi.stm Sveriges Radio P3 - Tracks ] ] In 2007, the group entered Melodifestivalen's first semifinal with the song "Clubbin". The group finished last and failed to make it to the finals. Band member "Cream", who lives in London, did not participate. [ [http://www.expressen.se/index.jsp?a=860656 Addis Black Widow bidrar med förnyelse - Nyheter - Expressen.se - Sveriges bästa nyhetssajt! ] ] [ [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,989855,00.html Aftonbladet: Cream ställer in schlagern ] ]

Members

The Black Widow started with the original members from the rap group Puffy MC & Jah Rock combined with Da Cream. Although their backgrounds stretch from Ethiopia to Iran to Oakland California, the band recorded their first album (The Battle of Adwa) in early teens in Sweden. They were the first Swedish based underground Hiphop band to reach Gold and Platinum sales outside the Scandinavia. Also called gay Hip hop pioneers (Cream is a Lesbian), in 1996 Addis Black Widow was the first Rap act to take a controversial Lesbian themed music videos like (Innocent) to MTVs top 5 most played video list.
In 2001 they released the second album (ABW) with hit singles "goes around comes around" and "wait in summer". Because of Musical differences and clash of artistic interest, Cream left the band in 2005.

The Old Black Widow & Addis Black Widow are,
*Cream (Vocals/Writer)Ceam left the band in 2005.
*Pigeon (Vocals/Writer/Producer)
*L M N: (Drums/Turntable)
*Mitsu: (Bass/cello/backing vocals)
*Addis: (Drums/Turntable)
*Ermias: (Guitar/strings)
*Leona Lewis: (backing vocals)
*Alex: (Turntable)
*Maurice: (Horns)

Albums

*"welcome to the under ground" Jah Rock & PMC 1990

*"The Battle of Adwa" 1996

*"ABW" 2001

*"Happy" 2004

*"At your Service" 2005

*"CLUBBIN" 2007

External links

Myspace [http://www.myspace.com/addisblackwidow]
Oficial web site [http://www.addisblackwidow.net]

References


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