I recall when I used to watch Space 1999, which I was my favorite show on TV after Girma Cheru’s program on Y’elijoch Gize. I used to follow his instructions to the T while doing the exercises in the living room carpet. Sewunetach’inin Enaftata, Dub Dub Ahnd, Hulet, Sost, Arat. 1999 came and passed in [...]
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We got the new Aster Aweke 's album. Aster is classic, she never goes out of style. The album is titles Asters Tezetawoch and is distributed through Afrec. We are podcasting the first song of the Album called Fikir Yezognal. The download feature so that people do not share it. Enjoy it and give input. [...]
PART II (continued from Part I)   Soul Ekos Band Soul Ekos with producer Amha Eshete (late 1960′s) Left to Right-Alula Yohannes, Tesfaye “Hodo” Mekonnen, Tamrat Ferenji, Amha Eshete, Teshome Mitiku, Feqade Amdemesqel & Tewodros Mitiku. Before they named themselve “Soul Ekos”, the Soul Eko’s were first known as the Zula Band, named after the Zula [...]
Published by April 24th, 2006 in Music, Noteworthy, Podcast and Thoughts.We are all familiar with Abeba Lakew. A beautiful up and coming Ethiopian singer who grew up mostly in the United States (Houston, TX). She started her musical career in the United States. Good singer with great potential; so I thought, till I heard the latest Album. Specifically the song titled "Egnalay." I was going [...]
Any discussion in reference to the "Golden Era" of Ethiopian Music has to include the amazing bands and musicians backing the performers. Here I'll attempt to discuss the history of these bands and where possible giving a short bio of the musicians. PART I The attempted coup in December of 1960 was the beginning of [...]
