'Guzo' ("journey" in Amharic) is the album debut of Samuel Yirga, pianist with Dub Colossus and one of the most promising and talented young Ethiopian musicians of his generation. On this largely instrumental album Yirga continues Mulatu Astatke's Ethio-jazz tradition, but 'Guzo' also contains a number of notable collaborations like 'I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun' featuring Haitian-style Creole Choir of Cuba and Nicolette, a singer of Nigerian origin who some will know from her work with Massive Attack and 4Hero. Yet it are really Yirga's instrumental interpretations and improvisations that strike the imagination. Keep an eye on this guy!