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    Ethiopiques 2 Tetchawet! Urban Azmaris of the 90s

    Buda Musique
      • 1. Misrak Mammo & Tchista Band – Gizie Biyasayegnem / Nanu Nanu Neh
      • 2. Mellesse Bonger & Tchista Band – Lebe Antchin Alena / Air Gourague
      • 3. Tigist Assefa – Toutouye
      • 4. Adaneh Teka – Bob Marley
      • 5. Adaneh Teka – Medley
      • 6. Malefya Teka – Inde Lyeruzalem
      • 7. Asfaw Kebbebe – Antchi Hoye Lene
      • 8. Asfaw Kebbebe – Temelese Baburu
      • 9. Zewditou Yohannes – Bolel
      • 10. Yezinna Negash – Seqota
      • 11. Admassou Abate / Tigist Assefa – Ambassel
      • 12. Djemil "Jimmy" Mahmed – Yeheywete Heywet
      • 13. Messele Asmamaw / Tigaw Bellete – Ethiopia Hagere

      Originally wandering minstrels who roamed the old Abyssinian countryside, many Azmaris settled down after the founding of Addis Ababa just over a century ago. The cleverest of them understood that they should set up their own business and take a cut on the drinks instead of getting by on tips earned singing their way from one bar to another. They took over the city by giving rise to a musical genre specific to Addis called bolel, a mix of Azmari traditions (praise or sarcasm at will, depending on the size of the tip) and of modern urban culture. 

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