`Qwanqwa' is the Amharic word for `language', and also an instrumental quartet from Addis Abada, Ethiopia. If you've heard the golden age of Ethiopian pop as immortalized by the Ethiopiques series and more recent releases on Mississippi Records and wondered why no group was rocking like that in the here and now - you can stop wondering. Their take on experimental traditional Ethiopian rock deserves to be on every radio station, in every living room and at every party from Gondar to Santa Cruz.