WATCH: Fresh Touch 'Harar Rhythm'

Fresh Touch is the brainchild of producers Richard Russell and Rodaidh McDonald, earlier in the year both Richard and Rodaidh teamed up with Damon Albarn, T.E.E.D., Actress and Kwes among others to produce an album for Oxfam in the Democratic Republic of Congo entitled DRC Music.

However, before DRC Music took place both Richard and Rodaidh embarked on a similar journey when a collaborative project began when the duo travelled to Ethiopia in 2010 as part of a musical and cultural exchange.

During their trip they met with local Ethiopian musicians and chose the capital Addis Ababa and the medieval walled city of Harar as the places of inspiration to record their collaborations.

The result of this trip are four wonderful tracks that make up the debut 'The Ethopian' EP

1- Harar Rhythm
2- 68 Joint
3- Modern Approach
4- Adaji Legit

A video for the lead track 'Harar Rhythm' , that was produced alongside Nick Zinner, soundtracks a video that features archived footage of Ethiopia spliced together.

You can watch the video HERE

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The Ehopian EP is released Monday 27th February through Angular Records