Black Jesus Experience

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Black Jesus Experience are an Ethio-jazz band from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2009 they have worked with Australian performances by Mulatu Astatke as his backing band as well as their own material. Black Jesus Experience blend traditional Ethiopian music with hip-hop and funk.
In June 2009 they appeared on a segment of Sunday Arts, which was broadcast nationally by ABC-TV. They are winners of The Age's "Best Tour 2010" award for their Australian tour with Astatke.
Black Jesus Experience have played numerous festivals including Glastonbury Festival, Big Chill, City of London Festival, WOMADelaide, The Big Day Out and Melbourne Jazz Festival, supported Tony Allen and toured Europe and Ethiopia.
Their fourth album, Migration. received the 'Best Global/Reggae album' accolade at The Age's 2014 Music Victoria awards.
In 2016, Black Jesus Experience released their fifth studio album, Cradle of Humanity, a collaboration with Mulatu Astatke, followed by an Australian and New Zealand tour including the 2016 Melbourne Jazz Festival.