Russ Gershon and his Grammy-nominated Either/Orchestra have included many Ethiopian pieces in their repertoire in recent years. In January 2004, the...
Before she became famous as a singer and krar (traditional lyre) player, Asnatqèch Wèrqu was known as an actress and a dancer. At a very young age she...
A surprising gathering of Ethiopian, French and Dutch musicians, Jump to Addis presents an exhilarating blend of Abyssinian tradition, jazz revisited and...
Mahmoud Ahmmed - Ere Mela Mela 1975 Another ace compilation of obscure Ethiopian music in this essential series, this time from the superb Mahmoud Ahmed!...
For a long time downplayed and deprived of any recognition whatsoever, Oromo music is one of the liveliest amongst Ethiopians musical traditions. Volume...
Beautifully presented double CD with a fully illustrated booklet!
Here is a remarkable archive -- the first commercial recording of Ethiopian music,...
Originally wandering minstrels who roamed the old Abyssinian countryside, many Azmaris settled down after the founding of Addis Ababa just over a century...
Mahmoud Ahmed has proved the star vocalist in the Ethiopique catalogue - he has invented a world of uncertain borders, an improbable mix of Eastern-African...
The Swinging Addis scene of the 1960s and early 1970s, before the military takeover, was a period of intense experimenting that encompassed the traditional...
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...
Orchestra Ethiopia was a flexible group of around a dozen musicians, who between 1963 and 1975 led a revival of interest in the country’s traditional...