Ephrem Tamiru - backpack mix [ethiopia]

01. Ephrem Tamiru & Kuku Sebsibe - Zalewa (7:42)

02. Ephrem Tamiru - Akalie Wubie (6:25)

03. Ephrem Tamiru - Anchi Lij Adera (6:54)

04. Ephrem Tamiru - Munaye (7:03)

05. Ephrem Tamiru - Shegeye (6:01)

06. Ephrem Tamiru - Fikrish (8:47)

07. Ephrem Tamiru - Neyeligne Bemote (5:35)

08. Ephrem Tamiru - Gedam Endegeba (8:38)

09. Ephrem Tamiru - Melkam Wuleta (5:25)

10. Ephrem Tamiru - Endegebsu Zala (4:59)

11. Ephrem Tamiru - Alchil Belaual Hodie (4:29)

12. Ephrem Tamiru - Befekrish Meyazen (6:52)

13. Ephrem Tamiru - Enedeset (6:23)

14. Ephrem Tamiru - Teresashe Woy (6:43)

15. Ephrem Tamiru - Yawlesh Menguedu (5:33)

16. Ephrem Tamiru - Dehna Hugne (4:41)

17. Ephrem Tamiru - Ye-Hese-Ken-Balefe (7:09)

18. Ephrem Tamiru - Ayital (6:33)

19. Ephrem Tamiru - Demo Jemeregne (6:33)

20. Ephrem Tamiru - Hulunem Ayehut (7:01)

Dawit Danny Wolde - [2005] - Mezmur 91 [ethiopia]

01. Dawit Danny Wolde - Intro (1:11)
02. Dawit Danny Wolde - Lene yehe kebre new (5:51)
03. Dawit Danny Wolde - Amesegnalehu (5:17)
04. Dawit Danny Wolde - Eyesus getaye (5:50)
05. Dawit Danny Wolde - Afen Molla Besak (5:41)
06. Dawit Danny Wolde - Ene yemamelkew (4:55)
07. Dawit Danny Wolde - Yetsena genb (5:27)
08. Dawit Danny Wolde - Mezmur 91 (5:57)
09. Dawit Danny Wolde - Ejen yezo (4:51)
10. Dawit Danny Wolde - Geta Endetenagere (4:06)
11. Dawit Danny Wolde - Manew yemidersew (5:37)
12. Dawit Danny Wolde - Outro (2:54)

v.a. - small stash of singles [ethiopia]

Abebe H. Micael & Walias Band                                     Seyfu Yohannes

Alemayehu Eshete                                                              Ayalew Mesfin

Hirut Bekele                                                                    Mahmoud Ahmed

Menelik Wossenachew                                                      Mulatu Astatke

Nazarenes - Meditation [2012] [ethiopia-eritrea]

                Steeped in Rastafarian grooves, produced by a St. Croix native, and two brothers as singers, Noah and Medhane Tewolde, come from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 

          The European-based brothers incorporate pan-African elements, island grooves, Jamaican jive, and pop-funk creations. 

           The reggae-inspired album contains jazzy influences, funky beats, and vivid vocals with meaningful lyrics and spiritual connotations. The lyrical worldplay and dancehall sound showcases Nazarenes diverse song repertoire with a laid-back, funky feel that is anything but boring. 

            Fourteen Jah-inspired musical tracks showcase the great amount of creativity and soulful inspiration that give Meditation a shining element that succeeds without a doubt.

01. Nazarenes - Meditation (4:42)
02. Nazarenes - Food (4:18)
03. Nazarenes - It's Too Late feat. Lutan Fyah (4:05)
04. Nazarenes - Mother (3:47)
05. Nazarenes - On My Way (4:11)
06. Nazarenes - The Lord Said feat. Midnite (4:56)
07. Nazarenes - Mamy Blues (4:31)
08. Nazarenes - Alive (4:03)
09. Nazarenes - Everlasting (4:26)
10. Nazarenes - Politrickcians (4:18)
11. Nazarenes - Get Together (3:35)
12. Nazarenes - Destiny (4:50)
13. Nazarenes - Lonesome Lady (3:41)
14. Nazarenes - Love Jah (4:13)

Alem Kebede - Bekelalu Yazeew [1999] [ethiopia]

       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.

1. Alem Kebede - Bekelalu Yzew (7:20)
2. Alem Kebede - Piaza (5:55)
3. Alem Kebede - Atahu Biye Alwashim (5:40)
4. Alem Kebede - Laulauma (6:56)
5. Alem Kebede - Tew Silih (6:14)
6. Alem Kebede - Ilil, Ilim (6:31)
7. Alem Kebede - Kinfishin Liwasew (5:02)
8. Alem Kebede - Meagrege (4:30)
9. Alem Kebede - Kandm Hulete (5:05)

Neway Debebe - Vol 6 [ethiopia]

       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.