Natnael Ayalew aka Nhatty - [2011] - Man [ethiopia]

Nhatty Man - Chiferaye

Who is Natnael Ayalew?

           With a mesmerizing stage performance and a huge smile that’s always intact, Nhatty lacks anything but energy. As an upcoming talent, he managed to crack into the Ethiopian music industry working with an infamous band called “Express” which he later left to join another band called “Sweet”. Known far and wide by his fans as Nhatty Man, he became a household name after his first single “Amrogne” hit the Ethiopian market. In the early stage of his music career, Nhatty started doing featuring works with Netsanet Melesse’s “fertuna” and Dawit Frew’s “Ethiopia” while later working with other renowned Ethiopian artists such as Henok Abebe for “Cheferaw dera”, the KORA award winning Tsedeniya Gebremarkos’ “Yeker Beyalehu”, Jossy’s upbeat track “zigi zaga” and many more.

          Nhatty’s life has gone in a million ways he never anticipated. After dropping out from a civil engineering school in his second year in college, he started a new journey as a disc jockey (DJ), a thought that has never dared to cross his mind. But it wasn’t long before Nhatty wanted more in on the fun and excitement of the new life that was unfolding before him. After making an appearance in a couple of featuring works, he officially made his debut album “Man” on February16, 2011.

        “Out with the old and in with the new” was Nhatty’s Moto at the time as he quickly learned his ways in the Ethiopian music industry and never looked back. “Man”, Nhatty’s first album dropped in the market on February16, 2011 was widely acclaimed by his fans. The album which contains 14 tracks including his smash singles “Amerogne” and “Addis ken” has different types of genres like R&B, Reggae, rock and local rhythms. The album incorporates collaborations with some Ethiopian singers like Hade Haile and Betty.

       Through his music, Nhatty wishes to change the bad image and stereotype that the world has towards his country, Ethiopia.

What is Nhatty doing currently?

Nhatty who re-launched his latest album on April 05, 2012, has recently signed an agreement with Adika Communication and events so the company can manage him professionally. Adika re-launched the singer’s latest album “Man” with six brand new songs added. “Kanchi Aybeletem”, “Ghetto youth”, “Brand New day remix”, “Sunday”, “Tefa Amesgagn” and “Where you at?” are the new songs that are featured in the new CD. The singer had his own concert on April 21, 2012 which was also organized by Adika Communication and Events. Apart from the concert and the re-launching of his album, it looks like Nhatty’s got his hands full as a new album, possibly in English is also in the pipe line.

What is unique about Nhatty’s works?

        Nhatty throws himself wholeheartedly into whatever it is he is doing and he believes giving it all you have got is the only way to success. The singer aspires to win a Grammy award and achieve worldwide stardom all the way from east Africa. His performance is a witness that this is a no farfetched dream. Natnael Ayalew’s works transcend boundaries. His recent collaboration with the very popular Nigerian musician Ras Kimono has been released recently. The singer, who mentions the Ethiopian music mogul Mohammed Ahmud as one of his inspirations, believes that if it isn’t original, it’s really not worth a shot. Widely acclaimed for being a great stage performer, he showed an amazing performance on the big brother amplified in 2011 receiving a standing ovation from the audience. A Jack of all trades, Nhatty often pens the lyrics of his songs and also writes melodies.

What more do we need to know about Nhatty?

       A cartoon film fanatic, Natnael Ayalew, a.k.a. Nhatty Man, enjoys spending his free time in the company of his closest friends. The singer who has presented his performances in different countries like South Africa, Dubai and Kenya mentions his mother as a huge source of inspiration for whatever he does.

Nhatty Ayalew - Man (3:50)

Nhatty Ayalew - Shengay (4:47)

Nhatty Ayalew - Aletameneshim (4:27)

Nhatty Ayalew - Nefse alkerelegnem (4:21)

Nhatty Ayalew - Fiker gete (3:44)

Nhatty Ayalew - Atansem (6:20)

Nhatty Ayalew - Melke (4:13)

Nhatty Ayalew - Salayesh (4:27)

Nhatty Ayalew - Sifeked (4:32)

Nhatty Ayalew - Des yebelegn (5:00)

Nhatty Ayalew - Tasfelegignalesh (4:01)

Nhatty Ayalew - Lebe (4:42)

Nhatty Ayalew - Adis ken (5:45)

Nhatty Ayalew - Amerogn (4:29)