The Very Best Of Ethiopique

Compared to the high profile that West Africa has on the world music scene, East Africa has remained very much in the shadows. In the case of Ethiopia, there are political reasons for this. A golden age of Ethiopian music was brought to an end by the Mengistu dictatorship (1974-1991), during which many musicians emigrated, and the current scene in Ethiopia is as a result little-known outside the country. What we do know is largely thanks to the energetic and selfless work of Francis Falceto and his hugely admired Éthiopiques series for Buda. Since we first covered it back in Songlines #3 (when a series of 15 CDs was projected), this has proved a lifeline for fans of Ethiopian music. But with the series now at 21 CDs and counting, there’s clearly a need for this budget-priced two CD overview. by songlines magazone

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style: ethnic/world/jazz
release 2007

CD1
1. Heywete - Tesfa Maryam Kidane
2. Yekermo Sew - Mulatu Astatqe
3. Yekatit - Mulatu Astatqe
4. Enken Yelelebesh - Girma Beyene
5. Ewnet Yet Lagegnesh - Bahta Gebre-Heywet
6. Gubelye - Mulatu Astatqe
7/8. Ere Mela Mela/Metche New - Mahmoud Ahmed
9 .Tchero Adari Negn - Alemayehu Eshete
10.Telantena Zare - Alemayehu Eshete
11.Muziqawi Silt - Wallias Band
12.Gedawo - Ayalew Mesfin & Black Lion Band
13.Tchuheten Betsemu - Tlahoun Gessesse
14.Tezeta - Menelik Wesnatchew

CD2
1. Mother's Love - Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou
2. Sema - Tlahoun Gessesse
3. Milenu - Tewelde Redda
4. Embi Ila - Beyene Habte
5. Tezeta - Mulatu Astatqe
6. Set Alamenem - Girma Beyene
7. Yemendjar Shega - Muluqen Mellesse & Dahlak Band
8. Antchi Hoye - Getatchew Mekurya
9. Kulun Mankwalesh (1970) - Tlahoun Gessesse
10. Shellela - Getatchew Mekurya
11. Mela Mela - Seyfu Yohannes
12. Atawurulegn Lela - Mahmoud Ahmed
13. Fetsum Denq Ledj Nesh - Mahmoud Ahmed
14. Abatatchen Hoy (Pater Noster) - Alemu Aga


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