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Showing posts with label instrumental music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label instrumental music. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Nebeyu Tesfaye - Nunuye [2018] [ethiopia]













Nebeyu Tesfaye - Tizita




Nebeyu Tesfaye - 01 - Medina (6:19)
Nebeyu Tesfaye - 02 - Wede Harer Guzo (5:51)
Nebeyu Tesfaye - 03 - Birtukane (8:36)
Nebeyu Tesfaye - 04 - Yedenkal (5:08)
Nebeyu Tesfaye - 05 - Tizita (6:27)
Nebeyu Tesfaye - 06 - Yefiker Shemane (6:26)
Nebeyu Tesfaye - 07 - Nunuye (5:18)
Nebeyu Tesfaye - 08 - Yetimtu Tiz Alegn (5:51)
Nebeyu Tesfaye - 09 - Yagere Lidge (6:49)






Monday, October 8, 2018

Mesele Asmamaw - Kignt Mesele, Vol. 2 [2004] [ethiopia]










Mesele Asmamaw (krar) is a composer and arranger from Ethiopia. 


He joined the music industry for the past 20 years, and released many albums and traveled throughout Europe and Africa performing the traditional music of Ethiopia. 

In the last eight years, he has been a favorite guest of the influential punk band called The EX, and he has recorded several albums with the experimental Norwegian drummer Paal Nillson-Love. Also, he toured and recorded with his experimental rock group Trio Kazanches and worked extensively with Mulatu Astatke, both in the studio and on stage. Mesele uses several interesting techniques in band Qwanqwa, including a wahpedal, a distortion pedal, a coke bottle and a plastic tube.






Mesele Asmamaw - Lelitu Alnega Ale





Mesele Asmamaw - 01 - Minew Ene, Sekota (8:29)
Mesele Asmamaw - 02 - Yehager Fikir, Zeraf (7:27)
Mesele Asmamaw - 03 - Lele (Guragena) (4:53)
Mesele Asmamaw - 04 - Wein Abeba,Tiz Alegn (7:37)
Mesele Asmamaw - 05 - Damaye (4:49)
Mesele Asmamaw - 06 - Shegeye, Kemekem (11:02)
Mesele Asmamaw - 07 - Hailaloye (Tigrigna) (5:30)
Mesele Asmamaw - 08 - Yagere Lij (6:43)
Mesele Asmamaw - 09 - Yashirishire (5:17)
Mesele Asmamaw - 10 - Yalew Gelel (4:40)




Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Melaku Tegene - Ambassel Tewesta Instrumental, Vol.1 [2017] [ethiopia]












Melaku Tegene - 01 - Wub Aynama (7:11)
Melaku Tegene - 02 - Tidar Yastelash (5:33)
Melaku Tegene - 03 - Wedejeshalew (6:55)
Melaku Tegene - 04 - Akal Ayneshen (5:00)
Melaku Tegene - 05 - Setenafeqegn (5:42)
Melaku Tegene - 06 - Min Tadergiwalesh (6:42)
Melaku Tegene - 07 - Wedejesh (8:04)
Melaku Tegene - 08 - Sayunora (4:58)
Melaku Tegene - 09- Yekerta (5:35)
Melaku Tegene - 10 - Sebebegna (5:56)
Melaku Tegene - 11 - Yager Lij (5:18)






Thursday, March 15, 2018

Yishak Banjaw - Ambassel Tewesta Instrumental, Vol. 9 [2017] [ethiopia]













Yishak Banjaw - 01 - Yeshebel & Deneyew (6:51)
Yishak Banjaw - 02 - Aweyegn & Yileyelet & Welebe & Tsegrwa Werdo (9:58)
Yishak Banjaw - 03 - Kotu Malo (6:05)
Yishak Banjaw - 04 - Lomi Tera & Molalesh (9:46)
Yishak Banjaw - 05 - Humera (7:33)
Yishak Banjaw - 06 - Aya Belew (9:12)
Yishak Banjaw - 07 - Seberta (7:16)
Yishak Banjaw - 08 - Akal Gela & Lebo Ney (7:37)





Saturday, March 3, 2018

Teodros Teddy Makonnen - Teddy Mak 2002 [2002] [ethiopia]














Teddy Mak - Truth





Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 01 - Fikir (6:18)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 02 - Baigermish (6:24)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 03 - Meskerem (6:12)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 04 - Teyim (7:58)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 05 - Hagere (4:58)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 06 - Mejemeria (4:47)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 07 - Eyut sikora (5:35)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 08 - Wolela (6:05)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 09 - Lijinet (4:16)
Teodros Teddy Makonnen - 10 - Zimita (4:23)






Thursday, February 22, 2018

Yishak Banjaw - (2017) - Ambassel Tewesta Instrumental, Vol. 8














Yishak Banjaw - Fikrehoy Temekeri





Yishak Banjaw - 01 - Gubeleye + Endeyerusalem (9:50)
Yishak Banjaw - 02 - Ambassel (9:54)
Yishak Banjaw - 03 - Wahoye (7:00)
Yishak Banjaw - 04 - Anchihoye (7:15)
Yishak Banjaw - 05 - Bati (6:12)
Yishak Banjaw - 06 - Tizita (8:02)
Yishak Banjaw - 07 - Konjiteye (7:20)
Yishak Banjaw - 08 - Ethiopia Adey (7:26)



Sunday, January 21, 2018

Daniel WoldeGebriel - Joseph [2012] [ethiopia]













Daniel Woldegebriel - D Major Kidasse




Daniel WoldeGebriel - 01 - Yehiwote Hiwot (6:00)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 02 - Eremamo (3:46)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 03 - Meshe (7:29)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 04 - Harkefun (4:59)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 05 - Enie Eyewededkwat (7:33)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 06 - Tizita (6:47)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 07 - Endehaygenur (5:39)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 08 - Yenie Welela (7:18)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 09 - Sebereta (6:08)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 10 - Mesheta Bet (6:06)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 11 - Helimen (5:15)
Daniel WoldeGebriel - 12 - Abatachin Hoy (6:16)





Friday, November 24, 2017

Nega Addisu - Ambassel Tewesta Instrumental Vol 6 [2017] [ethiopia]













Ambassel






Nega Addisu - 01 - Guramayle (6:37)
Nega Addisu - 02 - Esele (7:31)
Nega Addisu - 03 - Selamu (4:15)
Nega Addisu - 04 - Gumaye (6:39)
Nega Addisu - 05 - Mejemeriya Fikri (4:58)
Nega Addisu - 06 - Segemeye (5:47)
Nega Addisu - 07 - Leminey (6:38)
Nega Addisu - 08 - Meley (7:31)
Nega Addisu - 09 - Saba Sabina (6:00)
Nega Addisu - 10 - Bekutaki (5:44)
Nega Addisu - 11 - Keren Tse'ada (5:47)




Sunday, November 5, 2017

Samson Berhanu - Ambassel Tewesta Instrumental, Vol. 3 [2017] [ethiopia]











Samson Berhanu - 01 - Awaash (6:11)
Samson Berhanu - 02 - Dafiidafii (6:40)
Samson Berhanu - 03 - Hedd Na Darartee (5:11)
Samson Berhanu - 04 - Hiiq-As (5:38)
Samson Berhanu - 05 - Abbichuu (5:28)
Samson Berhanu - 06 - Ayyaana La Latu (5:28)
Samson Berhanu - 07 - Loobola (5:42)
Samson Berhanu - 08 - Galaanni Gibee (7:06)
Samson Berhanu - 09 - Tessoon (6:35)
Samson Berhanu - 10 - Aadaakeenya (4:29)
Samson Berhanu - 11 - Dumbushee (7:11)






Monday, October 23, 2017

Melaku Tegene - Ambassel Tewesta Instrumental, Vol. 4 [2017] [ethiopia]












Melaku Tegegne - Mela Tistegn




Melaku Tegene - 01 - Yenate Weleta (6:11)
Melaku Tegene - 02 - Eyekesekesegn (6:40)
Melaku Tegene - 03 - Addis Fikir (5:11)
Melaku Tegene - 04 - Ezam Ezam (5:38)
Melaku Tegene - 05 - Men Bedelkut (5:28)
Melaku Tegene - 06 - Mech Begenzeb (5:28)
Melaku Tegene - 07 - Fikrun Belebe (5:42)
Melaku Tegene - 08 - Amrobetal (7:06)
Melaku Tegene - 09 - Kentu Sega (6:35)
Melaku Tegene - 10 - Sekeken New (4:29)
Melaku Tegene - 11 - Aywetagnem Kefu Neger (7:11)




Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Hailu Mergia - Instrumental Music [1983] [ethiopia]





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           Instrumental album of Hailu Mergia. These tracks came to me without tags, only with 1983 as year of release (ethiopian or western calendar, I dont know).















Hailu Mergia - 01 - Hailu Mergia (8:29)
Hailu Mergia - 02 - Hailu Mergia (7:18)
Hailu Mergia - 03 - Hailu Mergia (6:40)
Hailu Mergia - 04 - Hailu Mergia (8:23)
Hailu Mergia - 05 - Hailu Mergia (8:36)
Hailu Mergia - 06 - Hailu Mergia (8:30)
Hailu Mergia - 07 - Hailu Mergia (6:54)
Hailu Mergia - 08 - Hailu Mergia (7:04)



Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Feedel Band - Ethiopian Ocean [2016] [usa+eth]











       The Feedel Band’s sound can best be described as an east African jazz, a merging of 1960s R&B and funk with traditional Ethiopian songs and instruments, the band features artists and music from the hugely popular Éthiopiques series on the Buda CD label that has helped turn Ethiopian music from the 60s and 70s into a hipster obsession.

    The band consists of many of Ethiopia's greatest artists who create original songs inspired by the Golden Age of Ethiopian popular music in the late 1960s and 70s— a time that had Addis Ababa littered with groups playing brass-heavy concoctions influenced by American soul and jazz. The band’s pentatonic melodies are repurposed with mutated instrumentation like 60s and 70s-era Ethiopian grooves played on congas, electric guitar, bass, saxophone, krar, mesenko, piano, organ, trombone and drums.







Feedel Band - Araya's Mood





       The members of Feedel Band are all acclaimed 
musicians in their own right Feedel’s sax player Moges Habte 
can be heard performing the funky James Brown Bandinfluenced 
cut “Muziqawi Silt” on Éthiopiques’ Volume 
13 with his ’70s group the Walias Band. Their bass 
player Alemseged Kebede's groovy bass lines could be 
found in many of Aster Aweke and Tilahune Gessesse's 
music. Also in the band is Araya Woldemichael who is 
the founder of the band, composer, Keyboardist and a 
producer. They will be joined by Mikias Abebayehu on 
drums/congas, Kaleb Temesgen on electric guitar, Kenneth 
Joseph on drums, Omar Little on trumpet, Minale Bezu 
on krar (stringed lyre)/vocal, Setegn Atenaw on 
mesenko/vocal, Feleke Hailu on alto sax, Thomas 
Young, Fasil Bezabeh and Almaz Getahun on traditional 
dance.










Feedel Band - 01 - Amest Bet Gurage (7:12)
Feedel Band - 02 - Meskerem (5:04)
Feedel Band - 03 - Ethiopian Ocean (10:06)
Feedel Band - 04 - The Lost Prince (6:25)
Feedel Band - 05 - Shole Ya Neche Tela (5:58)
Feedel Band - 06 - Adey (6:43)
Feedel Band - 07 - Behelme (6:12)
Feedel Band - 08 - Araya's Mood (7:34)




Friday, May 5, 2017

Ompa Bompa - [2016] - Ethio Jazz Project [fra+eth]











       No more significant than the term "jazz" but funny and percussive, "Ompa Bompa" becomes the name of the formation after being the title of a piece. Inaugurated around the compositions of the pianist, Ompa Bompa was born in June 2001 with five musicians who, through this training, will exploit their taste for exploration and creation. This repertoire gives rise to a first disc: "Clap Mental" (2003).

    In 2004, Ompa Bompa revisits the music of Duke Ellington and creates the "Duke, Jungle" repertoire, on the occasion of "Jazz en scène" (federation of jazz scenes and improvised music). ". Two new instruments (trumpet and alto saxophone) add to the copper section. This repertoire marked an important shift in the style and play of the group.

    "To Our Dearly Beloved" was created in 2009. The compositions of this repertoire offer the listener a personal and original reading of the famous novel by Toni Morrison "Beloved". This project gave rise to many performances and a record (2011) which you can purchase on this site (cf homepage).

    The band has performed in several festivals (Rhino Jazz Festival, Charlie Jazz Festival, Les Jazzeries d'Hiver in Saint Etienne, Alphonse in Madness in Prissé, Festival du Haut Livradois, Jazz au Sommet, Jazz in Vienna, Jazz en Scène ...), theater productions (The Peristyle of Lyon Opera, Cavajazz in Viviers, Presles Inns, Médiathèque de Firminy, Jazz Club de Savoie, Le Périscope in Lyon, Moulin à Jazz in Vitrolles, Pax in Saint Etienne, Le Puy de la Lune in Clermont-Ferrand, the Hot Club of Lyon) or cultural seasons (Miramas, Saint-Victor on the Loire, Horme, Saint Quentin Fallavier ...)





Ompa Bompa - Zethions








The musicians: 

Julien Bertrand: trumpet, bugle
Ludovic Murat: alto saxophone, flute
Vincent Périer: tenor saxophone, clarinet
Franck Boyron: trombone
Emmanuel Déplaude: piano, keyboard
Julien Sarazin: bass
Olivier Génin: drums




Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Paulos Tadesse - Ethiomystic [2016] [ethiopia]










       Ethiomystic is a fusion of traditional and contemporary jazz, reggae and rock that makes you want to listen to it again and again. I tried to offer simplicity using just a few instruments. Yet, there’s a layered approach, with rhythm, melody, and harmonies that unlocks a unique, refined sound. - Paulos Tadesse


     Instrumental music situated at the crossroads of many of influences- traditional song, afro-beat, reggae, jazz and funk.







Paulos Tadesse - Hageray




Paulos Tadesse - 01. Hageray (4:20)
Paulos Tadesse - 02. Ethiomystic (4:13)
Paulos Tadesse - 03. The Lonely Road (3:38)
Paulos Tadesse - 04. Eyaleh Kalhone (5:00)
Paulos Tadesse - 05. Birtukane (6:22)
Paulos Tadesse - 06. Yezare Abebawoch (3:55)
Paulos Tadesse - 07. Ououta Ayaskefam (5:15)
Paulos Tadesse - 08. Freedom (5:16)
Paulos Tadesse - 09. Set Alamnem (4:34)
Paulos Tadesse - 10. Yeayne Tesfa (4:44)
Paulos Tadesse - 11. Astawesalew (5:21)
Paulos Tadesse - 12. Ethiomystic Dub (4:16)




Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu of Ethiopia [1972] [FLAC]




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        Mulatu Astatke might be most known to international audiences through his tracks on the excellent Ethiopiques CD anthology series of Ethiopian music. Long before those tracks were compiled for that series, however, he had an American release with this 1972 instrumental album, on which he's billed as "Mulatu of Ethiopia." 








   







       Like much of the best of the circa-early-'70s contemporary Ethiopian music on Ethiopiques, it's a fine, at times captivating blend of late-'60s American soul and jazz with Ethiopian music, resulting in something not quite comparable to anything else. 









     It is undeniably funky, with wah-wah guitar and organ aplenty. There's plenty of contemporary jazz in the arrangements, too, the sax runs sometimes showing the influence of the likes of John Coltrane. Yet there's a melancholy minor cast to the melodies that marks this off as something quite different, and the rhythms likewise have irregularities that are more African than American. The only major strike against the LP is its short running time, with the seven tracks adding up to a mere 26-and-a-half minutes or so.







get it in FLAC !!!


Monday, April 24, 2017

Dereje Mekonnen - Dereje Mekonen With Shebele Band [ethiopia]










                  Dereje Mekonnen began his career in the early 1980s as a keyboardist in the Ibex band, who accompanied the R&B singer Mahmoud Ahmed on three albums. He then founded the formation Dallol, a reggae band with whom he played in Chicago and accompanied Ziggy Marley on his albums Conscious Party (1988) and One Bright Day (1989), which were awarded the Grammy. 

              After numerous tours with Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, he founded the band Gizzae in 1991, with whom he performed primarily in Chicago and the Midwest of the USA. He also worked with Ethiopian musicians such as Tilahun Gessesse and Ephrem Tamiru. He also produced the first album of Ejigayehu Shibabaw, One Ethiopia (1998). 

                     Dereje Mekonnen died at the age of 49.







Dereje DJ Makonnen - Alemen Zorialehu [ደረጄ መኮንን አለምን ዞሪያለሁ]





Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 01 - Etitu Beredegn (6:13)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 02 - Yagere Lidje (6:34)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 03 - Selewebetu Sadenk (5:02)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 04 - Atawerulegn Lela (4:33)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 05 - Laley Laley (Tegregna (6:14)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 06 - Temar Lidje (5:49)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 07 -Emu Eadigere (Guragegna) (4:23)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 08 - Besebara Fole (6:23)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 09 - Shilela (3:52)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 10 - Hagerua Wasa Megera (4:43)
Dereje Mekonen with Shebele Band - 11 - Yaleselesea (Oromegna) (4:27)