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- Date Released: January 12, 1999
- Genre: International
- Style: Africa
- Label: Buda - Ethiopiques / Believe Digital
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We Say...
The Derg's suppression of music from Eritrea and Tigray, home of the Abyssinian Orthodox Church, forced producer Amha Eshètè into exile in 1975. The rootsy pop records sampled in these 18 tracks were sometimes buried in peoples' yards to avoid detection, and in one case (the tracks by Teklè Tèsfa-Ezghi), never released at all until Éthiopiques came along. Politics aside, the music here features jangling, electrified krar (traditional lyre), electric guitars, the moody one-string mèssenqo violin, as well as lots of hand-clapping and ululating. The vocals can't match the great Addis crooners heard on other volumes, but the rootsy, high-spirited grooves offer more irresistible permutations of 4/4 and 6/8 time, and some of the string playing is first class. Many of these musicians went on to fight in the coming Eritrean independence war.
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They Say...
This volume of the Ethiopiques series is the one that veers closest to what we think of as the traditional modern sound of Africa. The cycling stringed instruments, the chanting vocals, the handclaps, all remind one of juju music. Not that that's a bad thing. In fact, this might be the best single disc of traditional African music to emerge in the years prior to 2001. Most of this music is from the northern region of Eritrea and marked by a ring of singers and dancers who gradually increase the speed and complexity of their clapping and ululating to the point of frenzy. This is haunting stuff, not as mind-blowing as the sunglassed funk of the other volumes of the series, but charming in its way and a vital chapter in the musical history of the region.
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Aminhy - Tshhaytu Bhraki |
4:45 |
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| 02. | |
Mhdjhmhrya - Tshhaytu Bhraki |
4:11 |
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| 03. | |
Hadarhy - Tshhaytu Bhraki |
4:00 |
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| 04. | |
Bazay - Tshhaytu Bhraki |
4:04 |
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| 05. | |
Mhmona - Thwhldh Rhdda |
3:50 |
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| 06. | |
Milhnu - Thwhldh Rhdda |
5:01 |
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| 07. | |
Adhy whladithy - Tebhreh Thsfa-Hunhgn |
4:12 |
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| 08. | |
Welladka hazilh - Tebhreh Thsfa-Hunhgn |
3:54 |
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| 09. | |
Ab teqay qerhbi - Thwhldh Rhdda |
3:33 |
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| 10. | |
Nehadar zhytkhwen - Thwhldh Rhdda |
4:02 |
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| 11. | |
Furuyti ayni - Bhzuayhnh Zhghyh |
4:01 |
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| 12. | |
Dhqi adhy - Bhzuayhnh Zhghyh |
3:53 |
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| 13. | |
Nhtshla may-may - Bhzuayhnh Zhghyh |
3:40 |
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| 14. | |
Embi ila - Bhyhnh Habth |
4:03 |
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| 15. | |
Thfqerhni zenebhrht - Bhyhnh Habth |
3:58 |
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| 16. | |
Abadit - Thkli Thsfa-Ezghi |
4:36 |
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| 17. | |
Ab qhtri berhan - Thkli Thsfa-Ezghi |
4:23 |
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| 18. | |
Shlam thmagwht - Thkli Thsfa-Ezghi |
3:53 |
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18 Total Tracks, 73:59 Total Length
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Credits
- Francis Falceto - Liner Notes // Francis Falceto - Executive Producer // Tèklè Tèsfa-Ezghi - Performer // Tebèreh Tèsfa-Hunègn - Performer // Bèzuayènè Zègèyè - Performer
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