© Pierrick Guidou
Arat Kilo
I play guitar in this band that i co-created in 2008. Arat Kilo is about mixing ethio-jazz with Hip-Hop, Dub and other african countries.
We Recorded 4 Albums, 2 Ep and made around 300 gigs. We recorded/play with Mulatu Astatke, Socalled, Rokia Traore, Rocé, Alireza Ghorbani, Mamani Keïta, Mike Ladd (...) and have been broadcasted & played live in major radio in France (France Inter, Radio Nova, FIP, RFI, France Musique, France Culture, TSF...) and internationally (Gilles Peterson BBC, RTVES…)
AWARDS : - Best World Music Album of 2018 for LeMonde, “Elu Citizenjazz”
- ffff Télérama/ Sélection FIP/ Coup de Coeur Charles Cros MDM/ Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (Germany) / Top 20 Transglobal Music Charts & World Music Charts Europe, Top 100 2018 Ted Gioia…
GO TO DISCOGRAPHY TO LISTEN SOME TRACKS
Nbendia extract from “Danama” out march 2025
Chaos Embedded from Visions of Selam (2018)
Feat Mamani Keïta & Mike Ladd
Film by : Jérémi Nureni Banafunzi & Nathan Houee - Editing: Olivier Morrice / Color calibration: Tristan Brachet
Bada Bada, extract from “Danama” out march 2025
Babur from 12 Days in Addis (2013)
Feat. Socalled (Smos edit)
Film by Monsieurtok
Lancinant from Nouvelle Fleur 2016
Feat Nardos Tesfaw & Mike Ladd
Film by Perrine Arnaud
Toulo from Visions of Selam (2018)
Film by Matthieu Choinet - Dance/ choreography : UNISON : Audrey Hurtis & Akeem alias Washko
Dou coula live @ Pan Piper Paris (2017 First time with both our singers)
Medley "Visions of Selam" summer 2018 tour, including Solidays, Rio Loco, Rainforest Music Festival…
Rainforest World Music Festival 2018 - MEDLEY
Angafile live Pan Piper Paris 2017 (first gig with both our singers)
Live @ RadioFrance France Musique 2018 - Studio 104
Arat Kilo @ Trianon 2019 Medley
