Ethiopiques 24 Golden Years of Modern Ethiopian Music 1969-1975

• 1. Sèyfou Yohannes – Mètché Dèrshé
• 2. Seyoum Gèbrèyès & Alèm-Girma Band – Hamétègnaw
• 3. Ayaléw Mesfin – Lèné Antchi Bitcha Nèsh
• 4. Ayaléw Mesfin – Menèw Bèqèrèbegn
• 5. Gétatchèw Kassa & Soul Ekos Band – Bèy Lesènabètesh
• 6. Tamrat Molla & Venus Band – Ené Yèwèdèdkwat
• 7. Wubshèt Fisseha* & Exception Five Band – Sèw Endayhon Yèllèm
• 8. Ayaléw Mesfin – Terèdjew Nèbèr
• 9. Ayaléw Mesfin – Qondjo Ledj Nat
• 10. Tamrat Molla & Venus Band – Ber Anbar Sèbèrèlewo
• 11. Samuel Bèlay – Lèbèné Sheweshew
• 12. Seyoum Gèbrèyès & Alèm-Girma Band – Yagèré Djègna
• 13. Sèyfou Yohannes – Yèkèrmo Sèw
• 14. Wubshèt Fisseha & Exception Five Band – Mariyé Marwèlèla
• 15. Menelik Wèsnatchèw – Tchèrèqa
• 16. Ayaléw Mesfin – Hédètch Gara Zura
• 17. Mulatu Astatqé Featuring Frank Holder & Niaaza Alsherif – Assiyo Bélléma
• 18. Mulatu Astatqé Featuring Frank Holder & Niaaza Alsherif – Nèfsh Nèsh
• 19. The Ashantis – Come On And Do It
• 20. The Ashantis – I Wanna Do My Thing

As was the case with Ethiopiques 1 and 3, this 24th CD in the Ethiopiques collection presents a selection of powerful pieces from the historical Amha Records catalogue.  We meet again with such artists as Ayaléw Mèsfin, Gétatchèw Kassa and Sèyfou Yohannes, and are introduced to other artists as yet unreleased or hardly known in the West, among them Menelik Wèsnatchèw, Seyoum Gèbrèyès, Tamrat Molla and Wubshèt Fisseha. Bonus tracks: Two pieces by the young Mulatu Astatqé, recorded in the early sixties when he was under the influence of the Latin and Carribbean scene of the burgeonning Swinging London scene. Also included are two pieces by The Ashantis, a Kenyan band based in Addis Ababa.