Teshome Mitiku - 10 years [1999-2009]

Teshome Mitiku - Senseless War

          Teshome Mitiku has had a legendary 40-year career at the heart of Ethiopian music, forming the massively popular Soul Ekos Band in Addis Ababa in the 1960s.

       The Soul Ekos Band was the first to combine traditional Ethiopian music with the sounds of electric soul and popular music from the West. They were absolute superstars, playing regularly in front of crowds of 60,000 in Ethiopia, Sudan & Kenya.

       In the late 60's, Teshome (singer/keyboard), Theodros "Teddy" Mitiku (alto saxophone), Tamrat Ferendji (trumpet), Fekade Amde-Meskel (bass), Tesfaye Mekonnen (drums), Alula Yohannes (guitar) and Seifu Yohannes (singer) joined to form the influential Soul Ekos Band. The band released numerous songs, including 4 tracks written by Teshome like Gara Ser New Betesh, Yezemed Yebada, Mot Adeladlogn and Hasabe. 

Teshome Mitiku is featured on volumes 1, 4 and 10 of the celebrated Ethiopiques series from Buda Records, featuring thrilling discoveries from the vibrant Ethiopian music scene of the 1970s. 

His songs have also appeared on the popular Rough Guide series of world music compilations.

            Here is a compilation from his latest three albums : Yegna Neger, Yesterday & Today, Topia's Deluge and collaboration with Frehiwot Lemma from album Zefen.

01. Teshome Mitiku - Ambati (5:11)

02. Teshome Mitiku - Almazye (5:15)

03. Teshome Mitiku - Yegna Neger (8:13)

04. Teshome Mitiku & Frehiwot Lemma - Bati (7:46)

05. Teshome Mitiku - Photoyen Ayechew (4:52)

06. Teshome Mitiku - Senseless War (6:57)

07. Teshome Mitiku & Frehiwot Lemma - Eshururu (5:06)

08. Teshome Mitiku & Frehiwot Lemma - Kante Gar (5:58)

09. Teshome Mitiku & Frehiwot Lemma - Susegnash (6:08)

10. Teshome Mitiku - Leader-less People (6:10)

11. Teshome Mitiku - Gimash Sewenete (6:45)

v.a. - Tezeta [Tizita] [T'zeta]

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Tizita

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tizita (var. Tezeta; "memory", "nostalga" or "longing") is a type of song in Ethiopian and Eritrean music. The term itself may serve as the name of a ballad performed in this style, or it can refer to the musical mode used in such songs. Western sources often compare tizita to the blues.

Azmaris first introduced tizita. Modern Ethiopian artists who have performed tizita songs include Aster Aweke, Bezawork Asfaw, Teddy Afro and Mahmoud Ahmed.

                   mahmoud ahmed & badume's band - tezeta

01. Aster Aweke - Tizita (Memories) (4:51)

02. Mahmoud Ahmed - Tezeta (6:52)

03. Alemayehu Esheté - Alteleyeshegnem (4:58)

04. Gètatchèw Kassa - Tezeta Slow (9:03)

05. Mulatu Astatqé - Tezeta (6:15)

06. Chachi - Tizita (6:11)

07. Mahmoud Ahmed - Tizita (11:12)

08. Hana Shenkute - Tizeta (7:14)

09. Netsanet - Teyikesh Tereji (4:33)

10. Tsehai Yohannes - Nafkot Yibeka (7:34)

11. Sounds of Saba - Tizia (11:25)

12. Getashew Kassa - Tizita (10:03)

13. Rahel Yohnnes - Tizita (6:14)

                               Tezeta - Seyfou Yohannes

Wedel Bikri - [1996] - Oumri Al-Baghi (What's Left of My Years) [sudan]

Original post at Awesome Tapes from Africa

     Wad El-Bakri (Wedel Bikri) -  Oumri Al-Baghi (What's Left of My Years). 

        ود البكري, full name: Abdel-Baqi Ahmad Al-Bakri, is a Sudanese singer from the White-Nile delta region. He used to work as a pharmacist, and started singing at local haflas (communal parties and gatherings) paid too little for his singing and rabab-playing in the early 80's. 

        Then with time, he learned to master the oud and got his full backing orchestra. Lately, he began singing only madayeh (adulatory) religious songs on a satellite channel in Sudan. 

Dawit Tesfamariam - Saturday Night [eritrean sax instrumental] [2004]

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        Dawit Tesfamariam is eritrean saxophone player. Got his album "Saturday Night" from 2004,  and that's all I know about him. If you have any piece of information about this excellent musician, just let me know, and I will post it here. 

      I like his album very much. Rip is not perfect, but who cares. His music is modern, melodic and relaxing. Enjoy.

1. Dawit Tesfamariam - Hewan (8:16)
2. Dawit Tesfamariam - Seger Betna  (9:22)
3. Dawit Tesfamariam - Baburay (7:01)
4. Dawit Tesfamariam - Hadar Gierki (6:21)
5. Dawit Tesfamariam - Kemaolka Hawey (8:08)
6. Dawit Tesfamariam - Weledi (7:14)
7. Dawit Tesfamariam - Qedam Mshet (7:35)
8. Dawit Tesfamariam - Kamey Aleki (9:01)

v.a. - ethio jazz compilation [vol 2] [2012]

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01. Mulatu Astatke - Maskaram Setaba (1:47)
02. Seyfu Yohannes - Yekermo sew (4:16)
03. Getatchew Mekurya - Muziqa Heywete (3:09)
04. Tesfa Maryam Kidane - Heywete (5:16)
05. Bahta Gebre-Heywet - Ewnet Yet Lagegnesh (2:47)
06. Girma Beyene - Ene Negn Bay Manesh (4:02)
07. Charles Sutton quartet - Uuta ayaskefam (5:40)
08. Sax Summit - Feker ende sekuar (8:18)
09. Mulatu Astatke - Mascaram Setaba (2:49)
10. Arat Kilo - Get a Chew (4:48)
11. Akalé Wubé - Ragalé (5:10)
12. Imperial Tiger Orchestra - Selam Temagwet (5:36)
13. Either/orchestra - Muziqawi Silt - Either/orchestra,Girma Beyene  (8:01)



14. Mulatu Astatke - Kasalefkut-Hulu (2:28)
15. Asmara All Stars - Bloom Brothers Mood (6:36)
16. Dawit Firew Hailu - Dink Lij Nesh (5:22)
17. Daniel WGabriel - Befikirish Meyaze (6:10)
18. Tesfa Mariam Kidane - My Life in Music (4:18)
19. Abiyou Solomon - Ethiopia 2000 (Millennium Song) (5:49)
20. Ethio Band - Ethiopian melody (7:29)
21. Girma Wolde Michael - Wetatwa (6:45)
22. Theodros Mitiku - Fikirih Beretabigne (4:57)
23. Nebiyu T. Kebede - Easy Do It (5:14)
24. Moges Habte - Walias Groove (6:41)
25. Yared Tefera - Uuta Ayaskefam (6:05)
26. Tilaye Gebre - Muzika Hiwote (6:04)
27. Wudasse - Ya Debele (6:15)

      http://www.mediafire.com/?s7c1o1optoh9enm 

Yared Abraham - Yenat Wuletawa

        Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Yared Abraham was exposed to both traditional and modern Ethiopian music from his early age. He attended his high school in the United States where he continued his music lessons. Yared continued to develp his musical talent and subsequently went on to study computer based music recording softwears. 

        While attending college, Yared started to perform as a one-man band at various clubs and restaurants. Ever since then his music career has taken him across Africa, US, Europe and the Middle East where he performed with various Ethiopian artists like Aster Aweke, Mohamoud Ahmed, Theodros Tadesse, Hamelmal Abate, Ephrem Tamiru and so on…

      Yared Abraham is currently on tour with Abugida Band as a keyboard player.

01. Yared Abraham - Anchi lij/Shegeye (7:45)
02. Yared Abraham - Teyekesh Tereji (6:00)
03. Yared Abraham - Endet Nesh (5:02)
04. Yared Abraham - Anchi Keto (5:47)
05. Yared Abraham - Yenat Wuletawa (6:11)
06. Yared Abraham - Keto Salawek (4:42)
07. Yared Abraham - Kumetesh Loga Naw (5:40)
08. Yared Abraham - Gara Ser Naw (6:02)
09. Yared Abraham - Yemata Yemata (7:22)
10. Yared Abraham - Kagnesh Alu (4:35)
11. Yared Abraham - Bertukane (3:08)