Sitatef, shinTish sizerega
ay daLesh, siberr ende’Alenga
sab-elem, sab-elem, wogebish leglaga
anchi lij, Tembelel nesh loga, ay loga …

…amazing song! Anchi Bale Game comes in second place.

Tobian – the list was definitely not a complete one, which is why I’ve left out so many songs, such as Hamelmal’s “Shurubaye Na Na” and “Yasab Mengedegna“. It’s quite hard to write an exhaustive list – so many songs!
It’s funny you mentioned Tsegaye Eshetu’s “Ehedalehu Harar“. I was just listenin to it earlier. There’s also this other one tha goes like “Emiye yesergish lett Tirew dersognal ameseginalehu…minamin“. Very beautiful yet sad song. There’s also Neway’s “Aya-ya-ya-ya….leyebicha” and “Egnaw Initareq” and then there’s Martha Ashagari whom I find very bold and entertainin. I particularly remember “Binor Minalebet” and “Endedirow yishalal…selamin selam yiweldal”

Btw, I do have a few of those songs I listed above includin “Gara Seer Naew Betish” and would be happy to share them with Bernos.org, Nolawi. Is nolawi at gmail dot com the address

that was by Teshome Aseged.

Bejooooche Eyedaaaasesku….
Endalachaaaaaaaaaawitish..
Seaw Kemaydersibeeeeeeet…
Garaaaa seir neaw betish…..(Garaaaaaa Seir new betish)

Darandadarara…….darandadarara…

LOVE IT!… LOVE IT!… LOVE IT!….

you are right that its hard to pick favs, but I was not picking favs as suppose picking a song that was influential to other musicians and songs…

I think artists are influenced by great art, so i was attempting to pick a song that showed a style that other artists could not help but replicate….

so I think this is one of those songs, its by far not my favorite… its just one of those great songs….IMHO…

two more songs left and once you find out what I picked I think you will agree…

also..maybe you can email US…you know where?

Indet new … Mengedegna by Hamelmal’s not in your list?

Man, the song Gara Seer Naew Betish, I didn’t know who it was by, or the title, and every so often it’d just get stuck in my mind. That’s a great song. Errrr … does anybody have the song?

To add to your list (possibly we’re referring to the same songs w/ different titles)

Temeleshilign – Efrem Tamri
Anesasahalehu – Efrem Tamru

(I’hedalehu) Harar – Tsegaye Eshetu
Abay Negade – Tsegaye Eshetu

Nanu Nanu Naye – Muluqen Melese
I also used to like his riddle song “1 lomi wedqa hulet agegnwat … 2 agigntewat 10 aneswat …30 belwat …. yihen yemifeta yigba yiCHawet’. Not sure what title.

Another song I can’t remember too well “Asa abelashalehu abay dar new bete …doro fitfit’ma kewedet abate” (which kinda funny for a guy to be singing on that topic … does he mean he doesn’t have Teff/doro so she can make him firfir, so now he’ll get her fish so she can gut/clean it and make him asa tibs?)

Lelllaaa … the unidentified q’ne song : “inae ieyewededkwat, iswa iyeTelachin ..simada simada, simada agebachign.” The guy on TV used to dance funny.

-Sintun Asalefkut (YeTint YeTewatun) – Mohamoud
-Aynoche Terabu – Mohamoud
-Tewlimed Gelaye (ahhh…used to shed tears back then) – Mohamoud
-Yeshi Haregitu – Mohamoud
-Engidayenesh – Mohamoud
-Bey Tireegn – Mohamoud
-Ameseginalehu – Mohamoud
-Endegena – Mohamoud
-Lijemir Chewata (dar dar libelilesh…lansalish Chewata…yetizetan yetizetan negeer esti ligletsilesh…minamin) – Mohamoud
-Ketto salawq yizognal fikir kesua – Mohamoud
-Bemin Sebeb Litelash – Mohamoud

-Demo Jemeregn – Ephrem Tamiru
-Anchi Kalmeselesh – Ephrem Tamiru
-Shegiye – Ephrem Tamiru
-Ama-le-le-le yene konjo – Ephrem Tamiru
-Jemaye ney ney – Ephrem Tamiru
-Qir qir eyalegn…saTash eyekefagn – Ephrem Tamiru
-Akale shegiyee neyi bemitiwedjiat enat..(1976 Eth Calendar) – Ephrem Tamiru

-Sewenetwa – Muluken Melesse

-Akal Aynishin – Tilahun Gessesse
-Sitihed Siketelat – Tilahun Gessesse
-Bemishit Chereka – Tilahun Gessesse
-Ere Min Yishalegnal – Tilahun Gessesse
-Felige asfelige yan semon yaTahuat…minamin – Tilahun Gessesse
-Kiffu Ayinkash – Tilahun Gessesse
-Yehiwote Hiwot – Tilahun Gessesse
-Ye’zenbaba Marr Nesh – Tilahun Gessesse

-Kabu – Aster
-Angoraguralehu ??(Yemata Yemata??) – Aster
-Welela – Aster
-Etitite (shevering) – Aster
-Tizeta – Aster and also Bezawork

-Dehna Hugni Fikre – Melkamu Tebeje
-Eemeye yesergish lett Tirew dersognal… (dont know the title) -Tsegaye Eshetu
-Ene Ewedishalehu – Getachew Kassa
-Tizeta Ayaredjim – Menelik Wossenachew
-Gara Seer Naew Betish – Teshome Mitiku

I have lots of favourite songs and kinda find it hard to pick a particular song for “crowning” as the all time favourite.

anybody remeber this song??

megbachine ege eskoretimal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAEJdx0L7bE

anchi africa… i actually planned to podcast that post called africa songs from ethiopia

there with chachi, gigi, aster, bole2harlem and ofcource mohamad

speaking off mohamod songs there is another one that had planned to podcast,, its about food.. ethiopian foods

Yemin Africa song? The peace song said ‘be’alem zuria hulu, lesew zer bemulu’.

My favorite mohamud song is ‘tew limed gelaye, gelaye, tew limed gelaye …. titoh yeheden sew gelaye/ atbel kelelaye, tew limed glaye ..” By the time it gets to “wenCHfem yitaTef yiseqel kemamaw, mafqer kaltaldelkugn libae keteQema ” … mts! Sew indet zefen ladamT bilo rasun depress yaregal?

Yes, “ere beketemaw, indiaw behageru …” is good too. It comes in second

To digress a little, the one song I’d like to have is the song by some AAU(?) choir that went something like ‘africa, africa, africa ahugurachn … ‘. The used to play it on ETV during Dergue, usually as a prelude to some news/even on Africa. My mom claims it was recorded by some ferenj dude who used to arrange the music and play it with AAU students during Haile Selassie.

Lela : all songs of Tesfaye Gebre (or i think they’re by him) including,
-”Sport leTen’net, lemirimirrrr(?), lewedajnet … Sport ….”
- “Ethiopia, Ethiopia … in the east of Africa….. Inat ityopya, wuditwa hagerae, beTaaaam yiwodishal tesfaye gebre …”

This guy was a rocker, or something … !