Kaethe Hostetter

American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter celebrates a monthlong residency at Brooklyn’s legendary listening room Barbès. Each Saturday in November Kaethe will dig deep into her experiences living and making music in Ethiopia, transporting audiences the bustling streets of Addis Ababa. Kaethe will perform both as a solo artist and with a rotating series of guests and collaborators, including Thalia Zadek, Monk Earl, and Lioness.

November 4th:

Kaethe Hostetter’s Impressions of Ethiopia for solo violin and electronics

This is a collection of musical vignettes by American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter. Sourcing from her 11 years living in Addis Ababa, she transports you to the bustling streets of the East African metropolis, evoking the crackling sounds of a saxophone blaring out of a barbershop radio, a shephard’s flute melody turned dub reggae, the fervent dancing on packed dirt floors of a rural honey-wine bar, amd the funky big band psychedelic sounds of Ethiopia’s “Golden Era”.