Ethiopia: Dub Colossus and the ‘Arsene Wenger of Africa’

Join us on a trip to east Africa for some R&R. We chat to composer and multi-instrumentalist Nick Page, aka Dubulah, the founder of Dub Colossus. The Londoner worked with Ethiopian musicians to create a unique, gargantuan sound after two decades working in ethno-tech collectives Transglobal Underground and Temple of Sound. He discusses what ‘world’ music has to do to make it in the West, the greats of Ethiopian music and even some footy. In the football half of the show, we look ahead to next year’s African Nations Championship, which was due to take place in Ethiopia before it was stripped of the rights. We speak to local BBC journalist Omna Taddele as well as player Anteneh Samuel, who plays in the academy set up by the country’s answer to Arsene Wenger, Sewnet Bishaw.