01. Tamrat Desta - Yemayresaw Geta (4:31) 02. Tamrat Desta - Sayat (4:33) 03. Tamrat Desta - Aykebdm Woy (4:28) 04. Tamrat Desta - Kanchi Aybeltim (5:01) 05. Tamrat Desta - Mechi (4:06) 06. Tamrat Desta - Yam Yam (4:48) 07. Tamrat Desta - Deju (4:45) 08. Tamrat Desta - And Sew (4:12) 09. Tamrat Desta - Saw Mekrosh (4:44) 10. Tamrat Desta - Enchawet (4:24) 11. Tamrat Desta - Shegnugn (4:42) 12. Tamrat Desta - Ayitebekim (4:17) 13. Tamrat Desta - Tizita (6:32)
Theodros Mitikuwas one of the most talented and versatile Ethiopian musicians. Teddy's passion for music emerged at an early age when he was given an alto saxophone by his second grade music teacher, and his talent has continued to flourish. For the past 36 years, "Teddy Mitty," as he is known to his fans, has been enthralling audiences with his unique playing style and mastery of the saxophone. Starting in 1962 Teddy has performed with the "The Soul Echoes", later called "Ibex Band", "The Menelik Band" and other bands in Egypt and the United States, finally returning to Ethiopia after a fifteen year absence.
Teddy breaks new ground on this amazing album; the first acoustic Ethiopian/jazz blend record ever to be produced.
I would like to pass condolences to her family and fans.
May she rest in peace!
Born: May 30, 1977 Died: December 24. 2013 Place: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Academie Background: B.A Degree (Ethiopian Language Literature and Culture Communication)
Micaiah/Mikaya says: "my parents told me that i use to bounce with joy on my nanny's back listening to music when i was just an infant." Obviously, her passion for music was conceived back then.
At kindergarten age, she remembers having a small guitar that her father bought her. Who knows the role that guitar has played? Back then, she was known for singing songs from other local signers at Bethlehem public school where she enjoyed her education from kindergarten to elementary classes (1982-89 G. C). She started writing songs when she was in high scool form 1990-1994 G.C.
Though in 1995 and a year later she tried to launch her first album on her own, she failed to do so due to lack of finance and experience.
Starting 1998 G.C, she worked full time and was attending night classes at Addis Ababa University for the next seven years. But Micaiah never stoped singing. Micaiah says: "I'am addicted to music." After a long journey, in April 2007 she released her first album entitled "Shemametew". It comprises eleven numbers. Eight of them are writen by her and the other three in collaboration with her producer Elias Melka.
Alem Kebede is an Ethiopian artist who was part of the flowering of popular music in that country in the years just before the Derg dictatorship which began in 1980. (This music is collected in the multi-volume Ethiopiques series put out by Buda Musique.) She has released at least two albums and continues to perform.
A protégé of poet Tilahoun Gessesse, Neway Debebe first attracted attention as the lead vocalist of The Roha Band, a tradition-rooted Ethiopian pop band that has supplied accompaniment on more than two hundred and fifty recordings by such top-ranked Ethiopian vocalists as Aster Aweke, Tilahoun Gessesse and Mahmoud Ahmed.
Debebe has also performed with Three Flowers, a group he shares with Tsegaye Eshetu and Areghagn Wersash.
Abdu Kiar (born June 23, 1976 in Addis Merkato, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is an artist in Ethiopian music. He gained his popularity in 2003 on his first album called Merkato Sefere. Abdu Kiar is well known for his modern style Ethiopian music and for his best Amharic lyrics. Since 2003 Abdu write and recorded three albums.
The youngest of all 7 children in the family abdu kiar right after he graduated from high school join the Express Music Band in 1997. performing Dancehall, Hip hop and Reggea in the night clubs called Coffee house and Lion club. In 1998 Abdu went to Saudi Arabia and worked as a salesman in a fashion store in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
In 2003. Abdu Kiar release his first album Merkato Sefere and join the Ethiopian music industry with great fame.
Abdu continue writing new songs and released another two albums Fikir Beamarigna (2006) and Minew Shewa (2009). Abdu also contributed a song to support HIV awareness in Ethiopia.
Making his world tour in different cities, Abdu Kiar performs his songs to Ethiopians all over the world.
Nati Haile is an Ethiopian artist who presides in Toronto, and is a famous and upcoming Ethiopian singer. His first single 'Ken Saymesh' was one of Ethiopian classic favourite songs by Tewodros Taddesse.
Nati gave it a new groove and made it even popular. His second single is the one that has made Nati a super star. The song was originally sang by Muluken Mellesse and Nati titled it 'Legenetuwa' and showed his amazing talent.
His first album 'Let yinegal' was released in 2005 and has sold hunders of thousands of cds world wide. Before he released this album, he released two amazing songs.
His second album ' Beka' was released on July 31, 2010. The critics have given it good ratings and it is one of the "must have amharic cds of 2010".
Nati Haile is known to have a magnificent voice that has been compared to very popular artist like Muluken Mellesse and Tewodros Taddesse. His current album, according to Nati and his producers at Nahom Records, will have popular Ethiopian beats, Reggae, Blues and Hip-hop.
Nati has been working on his new album 'BEQA' for three years. He has been perfecting his skills as a singer and song-writer. As a tastement to his potential, all the songs in his new album have been written by himself. All the songs in his new album have been composed by talented artists from Ethiopia and abroad.
Nati Haile currently resides in Canada studying different types of music from across the world.
This what's said about he's up coming 3rd CD "I'm actually working on my 3rd CD Nati
“now I’m in a very, very, very, very different place than I’ve ever been It’s going to be a very interesting album, conceptually one of the most exciting projects I’ve worked on, just cause there’s so many new things going on in my life. I work hard trying to build my singing, and musical skills and I feel like I owe it to my fans and supporters to deliver the best music I ... I'm ready and willing to work hard to bring you good music and take it to the next level all I can do is leave it in God's hands and I know he will help me he stated. ... I hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from. God Bless All…!!!"
Minyeshu Kifle Tedla was born in the city of Dire Dawa in the east of Ethiopia. During her childhood she moved to Addis Ababa and at the age of 17 she joined the leading "National Theatre" of Ethiopia. Here she developed her artistic multi talents as a singer, dancer, producer and choreographer. With the creme de la creme of the Ethiopian music scene she toured the world around - within 4 month over more than 35 countries - and performed at the greatest Ethiopian music and dance production ever: "People to People".
She joined the stage with famous Ethiopian musical icons such as Mulatu Astatke and singers Mahmoud Ahmed, Tilahun Gessesse, Bizunesh Bekele and many more. To widespread her wings as an artistic multi talent she performed in Ethiopian cinema as well, playing a leading role as an actress in the movie "Senait"
Tewodros Taddesse/ Theodros Tadesse is regarded as a role model by famous musicians of this time, including Tewodros Kassahun (Teddy Afro).
His music has won him wide acclaim and acceptance, especially his last album, “Zimta” (Silence) made with a modern musical composition by Abegazu Kibrework.
He recently appeared on the collection album which artists in America made for HIV/AIDS education entitled “Ennoralen Gena” (We will survive).
Very limited edition LP with cool, silk-screened covers.
The liner notes provided helpful biographical information about this titan of Ethiopian music (Ethiopiques Vol. 17 is 100% Gessesse), but very little about the particular music on this record.
I would date these recordings to the early 70s, maybe late 60s, judging by the groovy-heavy, almost proto-disco vibe of the songs and analog sound of the recordings. The basic MO here is: set up a tight, funky vamp then let Gessesse cut loose over the top.
Modern ears will delight at the production values which place the band in a swirl of reverb and give Gessesse's in-the-red vocals a heavy coat of gritty slap-back. The way everything sounds makes it easy to imagine hearing these songs performed at 3am in sweltering Ethiopian heat. Very nice LP, anyone with an interest in Ethiopian music will find a lot to like here, but the general funkiness (great basslines!) and upbeat rhythm of the songs make it pretty widely accessible.
Side A
1. Ye Minjar Lij (The girl from Minjar)
2. Keleleh Yelehem (You ain't got it if you don't got it)
3. Ere Fikir BeHig (In the name of Love)
4. Ye Tate Kelebet (The ring on my finger)
5. Tey Atabesachign (Please don't make me suffer)
Side B.
1. Endezih Hone Ende (Is this how it is)
2. Beterswa Shegnechign (She abandoned me with a smile)
3. Ewnetegna Fikir (True Love)
4. Katu Zemed Yelem (No one befriends the broke)
5. Hiwet Kanchi Aybeltem (Life is not more precious than you)
Here is another great mixtape containing some nice ethiopian grooves from 70's. Enjoy, and visit Dusty African Grooves for more posts. And of course, thanks and credits goes to Armand de Preseau.
I wanted for a loooong time to do an Ethiopian selection, (but I wouldn't because I think the Ethio sound is too "a la mode"..), so here are 9 tracks taken from several seven inches intended to make you (re)discover the beauty and the deepness of the Ethio sound from the 70's.
Ethio Jazz, Ethio soul, Ethio groove or Ethio funk, nevermind how you can call it, this music sounds like no other, because of the Ethiopian Pentatonic scale, that was a source of inspiration for many musicians of all genre.
At the outset of her amazing music career, Netsanet Melesse released her debut album “Yelal Doju” in 1983, which became an instant hit throughout Ethiopia. Her simple and alluring look on her single video, seen on the black and white screens of everyone’s living room TV made the album even more popular. No one ever doubted the singer’s talent from then on, as it was not even eclipsed by her shy personality. Netsanet Melesse’s musical gifts became apparent at an early age as she started singing English songs that were popular at the time. The singer grew up in a very religious family and was even a part of a church choir as a child and also sang at charity events at times. Inspired by Western music moguls like Whitney Houston, Madonna and Aretha Franklin, Netsanet’s talents started becoming evident in the gospel songs she used to sing at Estifanos Church.
Netsanet looks into the distance as she recalls the first day that determined her life as a musician. The singer’s older sister, who was a French program producer at a radio station called “Beserate Wengel” at the time, persuaded her to sing on Tadesse Muluneh’s Sunday show. Thinking that giving it a shot wouldn’t hurt, the singer took a blind leap of faith, desperately hoping that listeners would like her. She had no clue that as she opened the microphone that day, she would also be opening the door to fame. It didn’t take long for other musicians to get in touch with her after she performed songs in English, Sudanese and Hindi on the radio show. Walias Band approached her with a request to perform with them at the Hilton hotel and she ended up having shows every week of the day except for Mondays. “Malaika”, the Grammy Award-winning South African singer Miriam Makeba’s track was among the list of songs that Netsanet entertained her audience with six days a week along with songs like the Manhattan’s “Let’s just kiss and say goodbye” and the popular Sudanese track “Seberta”.
Two years after her debut album hit the Ethiopian market, Netsanet’s sophomore set “Minew Jal” was released capturing music fanatics with its originality and mellow rhythm. “Tew Jegena Belew”, her third music album followed in 1987 after she did a music collection set, “Ere tey Wubit”, featuring big names like Teddy Tadesse, Aregahegn Werash and Kuku Sebesebie. “Tizita”, her fourth album, came out featuring a number of prominent Ethiopian musicians in 1991.
Following this, Netsanet and her family decided a move was in order, and since then, she has been residing in Toronto with her 10 year old son. In 2004, Netsanet delighted her fans with her album “Fertuna” which was highly praised for its genuine lyrics and tunes. After 10 solid years, the singer made a comeback once again with a beautiful track titled “Bye Bye”. The singer surprised her fans showing of her newly slimmed down body in the music video.
It’s been a long and tangled road for Netsanet’s stunning and intriguing new album “Liben”, as it was challenging for her to find melodies she can relate to. But over the course of three years the album has been in the making, through business struggles and life changes, she has maintained a clear sense of her musical vision-and returned with a collection of songs that reconfirms her place as one of the finest singers of her generation. With music arrangers like Abiy Arka, and Sami Solomon, her new album boasts a collection of beautiful tracks featuring upcoming artists. One such song, “Keremelaye” sees Netsanet performing with an aspiring musician by the name Tokichaw.
But in the midst of all the fame and glamour, the singer still makes time to keep in touch with her spiritual side as she has recently released a gospel album.
The singer has recently signed up with Adika Communication and Events, a company that manages and promotes Ethiopian artists, alongside organizing major events. With a calm and mellow voice that speaks of dazzling romance and emotions, Netsanet’s new works, soon to be dropped in the Ethiopian market via Adika Communication and Events, project her ever great flair as an Ethiopian musician. From all the twists and turns of becoming a musician, Netsanet says she has grown to be an even more experienced singer with intense talents.
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