A Brash Badass Cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ Sung in Amharic With the Sax Subbing for Guitar
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#6WW4E)
Ethiopian Crunch band uKanDanZ performed a badass cover of the classic Black Sabbath song War Pigs" entirely in Amharic, the lingua franca of Ethiopia. The band, which features Asnake Gebreyes on vocals, who sounded a lot like an early Ozzy Osbourne, while saxophonist Lionel Martin did an amazing job subbing his horn for Tommy Iommis guitar parts from the original song.
Asnake Gebreyes : Vocals
Lionel Martin (Madsaxx) : Tenor Sax
Fred Escoffier : Keyboards
Thomas Pierre / Jean Joly : Drums
Damien Cluzel : Bass, Guitar & Arrangement
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via The Awesomer