Here we are, nearing the end of the Ethiopia part of this journey. Today we play a private party at the Sheraton Hotel here in Addis owned by one of the richest men in the world. Tomorrow we leave for Nairobi, Kenya to play. On the 23rd we head back to Addis for a quick day then back stateside. This trip, I have been a sponge. So many experiences, so many subtleties. I feel the fruits of it will surface stateside and I can feel them in this moment.

As far as The Monarch Review music project is concerned we will see what happens. Some of my favorite music that I heard on this trip, to some disappointment, didn’t get picked up on the recorder. The good news is many people on this trip have documented so much that I am sure they will have picked up whatever I have missed. I am sure Spek (Spekulation) can work his magic regardless.

In Love and In Joy,

Evan