Comments on: Sample Aster's Newest Album!

By: Lenard Swager

Lenard Swager — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:10:37 +0000

Awesome post as usual, thanks for posting such informative content on a regular basis.

By: Idetrorce

Idetrorce — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:25:34 +0000

very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

By: Urban

Urban — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:00:21 +0000

Ooo, baby, I love your way, everyday… Do not pay attention, simply good mood… Friends, happiness to you, health, love, success, sandy saya
, all all the best. Thanks

By: andrea bowen josh henderson

andrea bowen josh henderson — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:11:27 +0000

andrea bowen josh henderson…

Man i just love your blog, keep the cool posts comin…..

By: Segenet Hailu

Segenet Hailu — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:36:57 +0000

Aster is the best!! she’s my fovour singer
I Love her
thanks
Segenet

By: GWTACHEW

GWTACHEW — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:47:49 +0000

she is not only gold but also she is diamond and even more than. We Ethiopians are proud of her. she has got unspeakable voice which never get weak but ever powerful and atteractive, wow, she is realy gold and diamond. astoka we realy love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Zerom

Zerom — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:22:30 +0000

I’m just saying, a real horn section is not a bad idea.

By: Chala

Chala — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:44:23 +0000

Hello,
Quiet an interesting discussion here about Aster’s music. While I am not a huge fan of hers, I appreciate and respect her musical talent and contribution to the development of Ethiopian contemporary music. Perhaps there’s at times some redundancy in her music but overall she’s a decent artist. And I think her career will continue as long as she maintains her integrity, by that, I mean staying off “drugs” which most artists find very difficult to do.
Urs Truly,
Chala

By: Arada ::BERNOS.ORG :: Ethiopian T-Shirts

Arada ::BERNOS.ORG :: Ethiopian T-Shirts — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:08:23 +0000

[...] The question of Arada being a place is of course answered in Aster Aweke version of Arada. She describes the road to Arada and sings her qualms with “Arada Lij Mewded.” A classic Aster song which I am sure most of us are familiar with. [...]

By: tsion

tsion — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:42:14 +0000

please leave her alone politics and singing profession is completly different beieleve it or not we as ethiopian always crtisize our own people but why we also have to give her credit for what she became as singer and the best singer that she is right now and ever . sometimes its also good to think about the good things that she done for beloved ethiopia . thankyou /

By: Fesseha Wolde-emanuel

Fesseha Wolde-emanuel — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:24:13 +0000

I like what I hear and what I read keep the good work.

By: chelo mader

chelo mader — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:08:17 +0000

teregagu guys

By: chelo mader

chelo mader — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:10:58 +0000

people people!!!!!!
we are talking about this song not politics
whatever she does whit her life is not our prblum all we need is for her to not stop singing.
love & peace

chelo mader

By: mahilat

mahilat — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:12:57 +0000

hey i’m from new zealand my name is sara but i come from Ethiopa. and i like your song keep going k u are the best. but please dont go and sing for that rich azz holl mother fuck wyana

love from sara emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwh

By: mahilat

mahilat — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:09:08 +0000

hey aster you are my favour singer soosz when i was back home in Ethiopia i was a bout 12 years old when i lisne to your musci and i hop i met you one day.

can you not be hodam pleas which is going to alahe mudea (woyana) plese try to help Ethiopian kids insted of singig for that mother fuck stupid azz hol

but no mater what i love your soing and ……………….. u lol k
replay

By: Aster wedaj

Aster wedaj — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:55:12 +0000

She(Aster) is the best!!!!

I listen day-in-day-out to her new/old songs on the best website ever http://www.addiszefen.com

thanks
love,
AsterWedaj

By: Zi

Zi — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:23:11 +0000

Astun bedenb yimechat!!! I agree there is some redundancy in some of her music, and also the over synthesied composition and too sketchy lyrics are a minus. However, no Ethiopian singer is yet able to do what she does best, and yes I see change and progress in her music, it is also diverse. The monitor has an interesting review of the said album. Zuzu, with all due repect, where is the progress in Gigi’s music? I wonder if she would be able to progress with a sessile voice that can not move up or down the scales. What happens if Laswell is not there to augment her talent? Remain a one album wonder?

By: venus

venus — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:03:33 +0000

not really a fan of Aster…sorry…her voice annoys me…but enjoy her performance on stage

By: Zuzu

Zuzu — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:35:35 +0000

cherekaye….

to answer your question…why do people get in a rut of doing the same thing over and over and over again….well, there is comfort in familiarity, and also fear of change….those who are spiritually evolved always strive for the new things and new ways of doing things (mostly the new generation) and those from the past are more comfortable with the time tested and true ways of things…this is my opinion….based on this….thou shalt not expect anything new to come out of Aster…in the same token, she has enough fan base that she can sing not only the same style…but the same song over and over and change the packaging and there will be people buying it….I just won’t be the one.

PS- it’s also our culture to stick to what you know….for pete’s sake…we’re using the same farming tills since before the birth of Jesus….hmm!

By: Chereka

Chereka — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:45:03 +0000

Well, thanks Chaka Kahn… I mean, Zuzuye, but I do my best work at night so I will pass on the Sun and stick with Chereka… Besides, you know where I get my light from right??

But that aside, to do justice to this thread, what do you suppose is the issue with Aster’s and many others who do not show any creativity or originality? I am just curious.

By: Zuzu

Zuzu — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:30:28 +0000

Cherekaye….

do you know that’s song…I’m every woman…it’s all in me…..yup! that’s my theme song…so technically there is more than one of me…and also…there is enough love here to go to the moon and back (no pun intended) so no fret….indeed berchuma has been upgraded to wonber and ahunima Sofa honoal….lemanignawm….if you have the desire to be upgraded to the Sun….and leave the darkness to the stars….do tell! I can accomodate you…

By: Chereka

Chereka — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:27:58 +0000

Damn, now how did I miss out on that love train?? LOL

Ohhh Zuzu, you’re killime! You are too much, you should be 2 people. LOL I love your posts.

Hey Berchuma, time for an upgrade. I know a good carpenter.

By: Zuzu

Zuzu — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:24:16 +0000

Gracias por el cancion me amigito Berchuma, tu eres muy romantico y tamiben es imprsionante que escuchas a Andrea Bocelli porque me gusta este tipo de musica….anyway…next time no translation needed my friend as I do speak spanish…you are too cool.

By: Berchuma

Berchuma — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:25:54 +0000

I am humbled by your gesture, Zuzu. As we say in the Mother Land, amesegenalehu

I chose for you the following lyrics from one of my favorite artists, Andrea Bocelli?s, Amore CD?

Bésame, bésame mucho
Como si fuera esta noche
La última vez

English translation?

Kiss me, kiss me a lot,
As if tonight was the last time.

Amharic translation?

Samign, samign, samign betamuné
Kemata behwala, selemalay anchiné

Thanks,

Moderator ? This is all done for fun, and nothing serious. I am not trying to convert your site to a dating service. I hope you won?t delete my entry.

Berchuma,
I may be three legged, but I am as tough as my four legged foe ? wonber!

By: Zuzu

Zuzu — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:21:13 +0000

My Dear Berchuma, Musically progressive to me does not mean you have to leave the past behind, not at all…begena is the music of my soul – it makes my heart beat to a whole new rythm when I hear that deep sound of vibration – music of my ancestors! what I meant was to be open and diverse and to grow with the time. that’s all…no harm meant to Astu or you Berchumaye….na’esti lisamih yene anbessa.