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Amhara Wedding Songs Of Ethiopia

Originally released on Philips Ethiopia in 1973, this seemingly impossible to find LP is available once again to the lucky humans of the world. With a mix of modern and traditional instruments these fourteen songs go through the progression of an Ethiopian Amhara wedding sung in Amharic. With the trio of singers, Lemma G. Hiwot, Zenebech Tesfaye, and Selamawit G. Selassie, alternating turns at the microphone, and sharing call and response duties, a relentless frenzy of hand clapping incites dancing and smiles. The consumption of tedj (honeywine) and the swirling love of a wedding was captured in the studio with euphoric energy to take away to play over and over again when the festivities are over. With hand screened covers and an insert of wedding photos accompanying the liner notes, this is the next best thing to an invitation to the real thing. A co-release with Mitmitta Musika of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.

Price
€ 27.25
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
20-04-2012
Label
Item-nr
426879
EAN
2090404268791
Availability
In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. WONDEMIYE
2. ANASGEBBAM BERRUN
3. ASHA GEDAWO
4. YIHE NEW WEY MIZESH
5. YEWEYN ADEBAYE
6. AHUN DEMKESH ABEDAYE
7. YEBETE ZEMEDU
8. KULUN MAN KWALESHI
9. MEHEDWA NEW
10. HAY LOGA
11. INDALAYESH
12. INIYAW YEMIRU
13. YEGNAMA MUSHERA
14. MUSHERIT LEMDALLECH