Woubeshet Feseha / Wubshet Fisseha - unknown album [1984] [ethiopia]

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Original source : Awesome Tapes from Africa

       Great ethiopian groove !!! 

     1976 is the release date in the Ethiopian calendar; that makes it 1984 in the Gregorian calendar.

Shewankochew, Shibabaw, Egziabher - Love songs from Ethiopia [1997]

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   Christian Ethiopians living in the central north: the Tigre, Amhara, Gojjam, Begemdir and Simen, and the Shewa; the rest of the country, the plateau to the south, is occupied by the Galla tribes. The western frontiers of the country are populated by the Shanqella, the east is dominated by Moslem peoples (the Danakil, Issa and Somali), and the south by various populations regrouped under the term Gurage.

   The musical traditions of Ethiopia reflect this diversity: Christian religious music, sung and danced by priests accompanied by drums and sistrums; the Jewish religious music of the Beta Israel ; the secular music of the Amhara and Tigre Christians; the religious and secular music of the Galla Moslems; and the innumerable vocal and instrumental forms of the southern populations. These traditions are not isolated, and they have tended to mutually influence each other.

   Parallel to the classical poetry which sung at court or in the halls of the lords, a more colorful tradition developed, namely that of the azmari minstrels. This poetry in a more simple style is sung in Amharic or in Tigre.
The verses, often improvised or suggested by others, in which may be found abundance of metaphors and double meaning, but also irony and sarcasm, are most often accompanied on the masinqo bowed lute.

   The voice, used in service to the texts, is displayed over a relatively wide range. Ornamentation and vibrato, voice timbre which becomes brassy in dramatic moments, the use of pentatonic scales: all these techniques clearly illustrate the relationship of this music to the Nilotic world. In addition, a strong and very ancient influence of Arabic culture is detectable, especially obvious in the occurrence of non-tempered intervals.

                        Fantahun Shewankochew - vocals and krar lyra

                        Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw - vocals

                        Wores G. Egziabher - masinqo bowed lute & vocals

                                             

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Ejigayehu 'Gigi' Shibabaw - One Ethiopia [2000]

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01. Gigi Shibabaw - Ande Ethiopia (6:42)
02. Gigi Shibabaw - Eeske Meche (6:37)
03. Gigi Shibabaw - Na (6:38)
04. Gigi Shibabaw - Salayew (5:46)
05. Gigi Shibabaw - Gera Geru (6:09)
06. Gigi Shibabaw - Abo Shemane (5:31)
07. Gigi Shibabaw - Adey Abeba (6:26)
08. Gigi Shibabaw - Gela (6:47)
09. Gigi Shibabaw - Kwass Media (6:04)
10. Gigi Shibabaw - Amnalehu (6:37)

v.a. - Sweet As Broken Dates; Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa [2017] [somalia]

The Sharero Band - Sharero

Nimco Jamaac - 01 - Buuraha U Dheer (The Highest Mountains) (5:48)

Aamina Camaari - 02 - Rag waa Nacab iyo Nasteexo (Men are Cruel and Kind) (6:00)

Ali Nuur - 03 - Unknown (5:20)

Hibo Nuura - 04 - Haddii Hoobalkii Gabay (If the (4:32)

Gacaltooyo Band feat. Faduumin - 05 - Ninkaan Ogayn (He Who Does Not (4:07)

Iftiin Band feat. Mahmud Abdal - 06 - Xuduud Ma Leh Xubigaan (7:13)

Xasan Diiriye - 07 - Qaraami (Love) (6:42)

Dur Dur Band feat. Sahra Dawo - 08 - Gorof (Elixir) (5:40)

Sharaf Band feat. Xaawo Hiiraa - 09 - Kadeed Badanaa Naftaydani (5:31)

4 Mars - 10 - Na Daadihi (Guide Us) (4:33)

Danan Hargeysa feat. Mohamed - 11 - Uur Hooyo (Mother's Womb) (6:08)

Sharero Band feat. Faadumo Qaa - 12 - Qays iyo Layla (Romeo & Juliet) (3:45)

Waaberi Band - 13 - Oktoobar Waatee? Waa Taayadii (4:43)

Dur Dur Band feat. Muqtar Idi - 14 - Duruuf Maa Laygu Diidee 4:22)

Iftiin Band feat. Mahmud Abdal - 15 - Anaa Qaylodhaankaan (5:23)

Jossy Kassa - Teneshina Abrie, Vol. 2 [2010] [ethiopia]

Jossy Kassa - Athidibgn

Jossy Kassa - 01 - Teneshina Abrie (5:52)

Jossy Kassa - 02 - Alebegn Tezeta (7:03)

Jossy Kassa - 03 - Getea Kegna Gare (5:46)

Jossy Kassa - 04 - Tew Belew Enge (6:24)

Jossy Kassa - 05 - Menore Alchelem (6:06)

Jossy Kassa - 06 - Weletaw Alebegn (6:04)

Jossy Kassa - 07 - Geze Alew Lehulu (8:00)

Jossy Kassa - 08 - Fetognalena (6:12)

Jossy Kassa - 09 - Medehanialem (5:48)

Jossy Kassa - 10 - Altewem Mamesgen (5:48)

Jossy Kassa - 11 - Eyerusalem (5:49)

Jossy Kassa - 12 - Eyesus (5:46)

Faduma Kassim - [2016] - Majogo / Berflasana [somalia]

       Heavy backbone flipped sax and great vocals sung by the late Faadumo Qaasim.

Faadumo Qaasin -Xabiibi