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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Smizz Mayle - Manew Esu [2018] [ethiopia]














Smizz Mayle - Manew Esu





Smizz Mayle - 01 - Manew Sew (4:01)
Smizz Mayle - 02 - Shelemechigne (4:30)
Smizz Mayle - 03 - Ahun (4:31)
Smizz Mayle - 04 - Semaw Weree (3:07)
Smizz Mayle - 05 - Wesdeshiwal (3:28)
Smizz Mayle - 06 - Konjiye (3:45)
Smizz Mayle - 07 - Hugni Wuste (3:37)
Smizz Mayle - 08 - Banchi Yamral (5:01)
Smizz Mayle - 09 - Atawikewim (4:29)
Smizz Mayle - 10 - Wastina (4:15)
Smizz Mayle - 11 - Bichayen Silefa (4:15)
Smizz Mayle - 12 - Endih New Mamar (4:38)
Smizz Mayle - 13 - Merchaye (4:33)
Smizz Mayle - 14 - Sitawkibet (4:42)
Smizz Mayle - 15 - Anchin Bicha (3:39)
Smizz Mayle - 16 - Semaw Weree (4:03)


Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Tadesse Alemu - missing/unknown album [ethiopia]











Tadesse Alemu (Amharic: ታደሠ ዓለሙ) was an Ethiopian singer from Wollega who sang traditional Ethiopian songs, sometimes Christian-based, in an upbeat pop-music style with the modern-day electronic instrumentation that is characteristic of today's Ethiopian popular music. His sound, comprised primarily of traditional songs, made liberal use of electronic instrumentation.






Tadesse Alemu - Arada




Active since 1997, nothing was known about his origins. However, an interview with Alemu's wife on Voice of Ethiopia radio during fall 2007 confirmed that he had become sick and died that July in Addis Ababa of a short disease, which resulted from an infection that was caused by a stabbing wound from several years previously that had not healed properly, just before he was set to leave the country on a concert tour.



Tadesse Alemu - Partial discography:

Ethiopian Wedding Songs (1997)
Erikum (1998 or 1999)
Mahider Zema (2000)
Mishamisho (2001)
Wedding Songs (2003)











Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 01 - የአውዳመት ቀን (5:20)
Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 02 - ነይ ደማ (5:58)
Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 03 - እሪኩም (6:34)
Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 04 - ተይማነሽ (6:04)
Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 05 - አካል ገላ (5:55)
Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 06 - መላ ነው (6:19)
Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 07 - አያማሩ ገላ (8:46)
Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 08 - ወይ አራዳ (7:11)
Tadesse Alemu ታደሰ ዓለሙ - 09 - አማሌሌ (7:11)


   Amharic to latin transliteration needed   



Monday, January 21, 2019

Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - Arada, Vol. 2 [2018] [ethiopia]












Teddy Yo & Gentleman ft King Kong & Yemaryam - Africa




Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 01 - Arada (feat. Abraham Shalaye) (0:56)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 02 - Wa (feat. Get Anley) (3:42)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 03 - Africa (feat. King Kong & Yemaryam) (3:18)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 04 - Amalay (3:45)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 05 - Alew Belegn (feat. Lij Eyasu) (3:44)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 06 - Lo'o Lo'o (3:18)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 07 - Werea (feat. Ziggy Zagga) (3:08)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 08 - Chisu (feat. Lij Eyasu) (3:07)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 09 - Esregna (3:13)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 10 - Ketsehay Betach (feat. Jo Lax & Bitanya) (4:01)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 11 - Endezi Endeza (3:06)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 12 - Habesha Hip Hop (feat. Lij Eyasu, Alex & J Matik) (4:27)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 13 - Yene Nesh (4:18)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 14 - Banchiw (4:17)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 15 - Andegna (feat. Jo Lax, Godana & Yemaryam) (3:41)
Teddy Yo & Gentle Man - 16 - Medhanit (feat. Abraham Shalaye) (2:14)






Friday, January 18, 2019

Yeshimebet Dubale and Fasil Demoz - 2 Famous Singers [ethiopia]









Two outstanding singers with their favorite songs.  
The music of Gondar, Wollo, Gojjam, North Shewa.
The Amharic Music of the Amhara Region





Fasil Demoz and Yeshimebet Dubale - Enchewawet




Yeshimebet Dubale and Fasil Demoz - 01 - Yeshiye (አዎ ሰላም) (6:19)
Yeshimebet Dubale የሺመቤት ዱባለ - 02 - Zemezemew (የሺመቤት ዱባለ) (6:04)
Fasil Demoz ፋሲል ደሞዝ - 03 - Lomi Nat (ፋሲል ደሞዝ) (5:38)
Yeshimebet Dubale and Fasil Demoz - 04 - Enchewawet (ኤንቹዋውት) (6:33)
Fasil Demoz ፋሲል ደሞዝ - 05 - Afi (አህ) (6:11)
Yeshimebet Dubale የሺመቤት ዱባለ - 06 - Fikri Mecheresha (ፍቅር መጨረሻ) (5:03)
Fasil Demoz ፋሲል ደሞዝ - 07 - Tebelahu (ተበላሁ) (5:55)
Yeshimebet Dubale የሺመቤት ዱባለ - 08 - Selam Selam (ሰላም ሰላም) (6:07)
Fasil Demoz ፋሲል ደሞዝ - 09 - Anchi sew (አንቺ ሰው) (6:06)
Yeshimebet Dubale የሺመቤት ዱባለ - 10 - Izezibachewi (እዘዝባቸው) (6:59)







Thursday, January 17, 2019

Jano Band - Lerasih New [2018] [ethiopia]











Jano Band transcend the Rock genre by infusing traditional Ethiopian melodies and percussions, adding instruments of masinko, krar, and the washint, and bringing you to your feet with unforgettable languages of love and celebration.


Jano Band became the first Ethiopian band to feature on Coke Studio Africa when they collaborated with South African singer Shekhinah in Nairobi, Kenya, last year.

The band – which consists of two female vocalists, two male lead vocalists and six musicians on bass, guitars, keyboards and drums – was brought together by Addis Gessesse in 2011.

Since the release of "Ertale" in 2012 (also posted HERE), the group has collaborated and worked with American producer Bill Laswell who helped the group sparkle on the international arena.





Jano Band - Darigne



In September 2017, news broke that the band was on the verge of a breakup. The band disputed the reports through its current manager Sammy Tefera who went on to announce that the band would be launching its second album in early 2018.

Music In Africa caught up with one of the band’s lead vocalists, Dibekulu Tafesse, to talk about their 16-track album, Lerasih New, which was released on 1 February 2018.

MUSIC IN AFRICA: What was the inspiration behind Lerasih New?  

DIBEKULU TAFESSE: We named the album Lerasih New because it is a commonly used word which translates to 'For Yourself'. Our songs carry different themes that our fans relate to and in this album we choose to urge our fans to be conscious of their actions. As human beings we ocassionally do things without thinking about the consequences. So in this album we are pushing for self-awareness because no one should intentionally hurt themselves or ruin their lives simply because they made the wrong choice.

MUSIC IN AFRICAWas the album produced in Ethiopia?

DIBEKULU TAFESSEThe assembling of the music, which is normally the first stage of recording, was done in Ethiopia but the engineering process was done in Italy at the Blumusica studio in Turin, and the final mastering was done at Lurssen Mastering Studio in Los Angeles, Califonia.

Working with good recording studios and producers has set us apart from other Ethiopian artists since the music that we produce is of high quality. On this project we worked with producer Kistet.

(brief interview is taken from site Music in Africa and it's posted HERE)



Jano Band - 01 - Leba (4:26)
Jano Band - 02 - Hadekiya (3:53)
Jano Band - 03 - Shegiye (4:09)
Jano Band - 04 - Engida (5:15)
Jano Band - 05 - Zew Zew (3:51)
Jano Band - 06 - Wey Zendro (3:24)
Jano Band - 07 - Gudie Fela (3:49)
Jano Band - 08 - Keteraraw Mado (6:22)
Jano Band - 09 - Hamza (3:48)
Jano Band - 10 - Tiz Alegn (5:03)
Jano Band - 11 - Hager Alegn (4:59)
Jano Band - 12 - Lib Sireta (5:21)
Jano Band - 13 - Kal (4:23)
Jano Band - 14 - Adagn (5:15)
Jano Band - 15 - Kenat Wediya (4:54)
Jano Band - 16 - Darign (4:28)


Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Akalé Wubé - Ethiopian Groove Greatest Hits [CDR, 2009 / self-released] [FLAC]





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                       Akalé Wubé is an Ethio-groove band from Paris








       It is an improbable story: one that reunites, a group of young Parisians with the Swingin' Addis sounds of the seventies. In October 2008, five musicians got together on a wild project: to delve into the repertoire of the Ethiopian golden age, as defined by the producer Francis Falceto, to whom we owe the series of reissues “Ethiopiques”. “The idea was to transcribe songs from this period and rearrange them to the sound of our times. First off, it eliminated the need to write songs that risked falling into ethio-jazz clichés. 

       The aim was not to bring about some artistic revolution through our work but simply to give and take pleasure by performing this music!” Through this retro-futuristic alchemy, the Akalé Wubé quintet was born: a curious name borrowed from a song by the great saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya, a bit of an old-fashioned expression which can by translated as “my beautiful” in Amharic, a poetic metaphor which also means “beauty of the soul”.









  “Since our very first concert in December 2008 we were surprised by the audience’s enthusiasm.” Since then, Akalé Wubé have played more than forty concerts, including a residency at the Lavoir Moderne Parisien and a tour around Morocco. A year later, they were finally ready to record their debut album. It took them four live sessions in the famous “Cold Rooms” on the bank of the river Seine, in order to capture the warmth and fervor of an acoustic and organic sound. 



      The result is a retro sound which resounds perfectly with the contemporary aesthetic of a generation of musicians that juggle genres around. Funk, reggae, jazz, tango... “All of this is found in the vocabulary and aesthetic of the ethiopian productions of the sixties and seventies. It is a cross-bred style of music - so much so, that even by sticking to the repertoire, it can be taken in different directions...” A mix of stripped-down funk soul and smart pop, of garage rock and vintage jazz, this spatiotemporal collision offers them the ideal platform to establish a solid base in 2010. The objective: transcend all genres and swing the future in the most quirky of ways. This is the attracting force of their record: a UFO which targets above all to deliver good vibes at any tempo, and move you from head to toe.







Akalé Wubé - Ayalqem tedengo (remixed version)










Akalé Wubé - 01 - Yèkatit (5:13)
Akalé Wubé - 02 - Ayalqem tedengo (5:59)
Akalé Wubé - 03 - Muziqawi silt (3:22)
Akalé Wubé - 04 - Ragalé (5:09)
Akalé Wubé - 05 - Kulunmanqueleshi (3:36)
Akalé Wubé - 06 - Yèkermè sew (3:17)
Akalé Wubé - 07 - Tezatayé antchi lidj (5:07)





Akalé Wubé are :

Paul Bouclier : trumpet, percussions 
Etienne de la Sayette : saxs, flutes, organ 
Loïc Réchard : guitar 
Oliver James Degabriele : bass 
David Georgelet : drums 
Pierre Dachery : sound