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Tlahoun Gessesse Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol. 4

Heavenly Sweetness

World/Global Sounds

LP (180 gram) HS097VL£21.00
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Tlahoun Gessesse – Alègntayé
Tlahoun Gessesse – Kulun Mankwalèsh (70)
Tlahoun Gessesse – Aykèdashem Lebé
Tlahoun Gessesse – Bèyèt Nèw Mèngèdu
Tlahoun Gessesse – Ené Nègn Wèy Antchi
Tlahoun Gessesse – Yèné Felagoté
Tlahoun Gessesse – Tezalègn Yètentu
Tlahoun Gessesse – Tchuhetén Betsèmu
Tlahoun Gessesse – Lantchi Biyé
Tlahoun Gessesse – Kulun Mankwalèsh (73)

1. Alègntayé
2. Kulun Mankwalèsh (70)
3. Aykèdashem Lebé
4. Bèyèt Nèw Mèngèdu
5. Ené Nègn Wèy Antchi
6. Yèné Felagoté
7. Tezalègn Yètentu
8. Tchuhetén Betsèmu
9. Lantchi Biyé
10. Kulun Mankwalèsh (73)

A stunning set of vocal recordings by Tlahoun Gessesse - one of the most important singers during the golden age of Ethiopian music - caught here on a set of sides that sadly saw that period coming to an end! The tracks on the set are mostly from the early 70s, a time that saw great political changes in Ethiopia - and tremendous censorship and restrictions on cultural production. Gessesse's vocals during this time are perhaps even more melancholy and heartfelt than before, and he's working here on a number of sides with the legendary Mulatu - with arrangements that have a angular, almost modernist edge. Despite the language barriers that keep us from understanding what Gessesse's singing about, there's an incredibly evocative quality to the work that transcends time and place.

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