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Jorga Mesfin

The Kindest One

This is Mulatu Astatke's protege and Ethiopian saxophonist and composer Jorga Mesfin's debut album. It's a long foray into Ethio-jazz that takes this... more...

• 01 Thanksgiving
• 02 The Portal
• 03 Longing
• 04 Pilgrimage

Dawit Yifru

Dawit Yifru

Ethiopia's music company Muzikawi reissue the self-titled solo instrumental album of Ethio-jazz composer Dawit Yifru, which offers an exceptional occa... more...

• 01 Lebe Leb Yelewem
• 02 Etalem Seriw Betshen
• 03 Yene Alem
• 04 Jemeregn

Admas

Sons Of Ethiopia

Sons of Ethiopia is a fascinating piece of the Ethiopian musical puzzle. Emerging from the community of Ethiopian exiles who had been scattered to the... more...

• 1 Anhi Bale Game
• 2 Bhta's Highlife
• 3 Tez Alegn Yetintu
• 4 Kalatashew Waga

Various Artists

Ethiopian Soul And Groove Vol. 1

Recommended by: The Fluid Druid

Urban Ethiopian music stands out within the African continent thanks to its creativity and originality. Whatever the shade -- pop, blues, jazz or soul... more...

• 1 Wallias Band - Muziqawi Silt
• 2 Alemayehu Eshete And Hirut Beqele - Temeles
• 3 Samuel Belay - Aynotchesh Yerefu
• 4 Ayalew Mesfin - Hasabe

GIGI

Illuminated Audio

Recommended by: Spekki Webu

American dub by way of Ethiopia. First time on vinyl comes this album by Ethiopian singer Ejigayehu Shibabaw aka Gigi - soundwise translated by her hu... more...

• 01 Abay
• 02 Tew Ante Sew
• 03 Mengedegna
• 04 Kahn

Kibrom Birhane

Here And There

His third and most adventurous record to date, Here And There is a conscious exploration and deep dive into the waters of life; complex yet harmonious... more...

• 01 Merkato
• 02 Weleta
• 03 Enate
• 04 Ethiopia

Getatchew Mekurya

Ethiopian Urban Modern Dance Music Vol. 5

Getatchew Mekurya is probably the most revered veteran of Ethiopian saxophone.A real giant, both physically and musically. Not only is he at the very... more...

• 01 ambassel
• 02 almaz yeharerwa
• 03 yene hassab gwadegna
• 04 shemonmwanaye

Tlahoun Gessesse

Ethiopian Urban Modern Dance Music Vol. 4

Although he is still completely unknown to Western audiences, for Ethiopians, Tlahoun Gessesse is THE VOICE.The first-ever pan-Ethiopian star, he has... more...

• 01 alegntaye
• 02 kulun mankwalesh 70
• 03 aykedashem_lebe
• 04 beyet new mengedu

Alemeyehu Eshete

Ethiopian Urban Modern Dance Music Vol. 2

is no less than one of the great voices of the heyday of modern Ethiopian music, the swinging sixties which, in this country, went on until the fall o... more...

• 1 telantena zare
• 5 feqer feqer new
• 7 yeweb dar
• 8 addis abeba bete

Various Artists

Ethiopian Hit Parade Vol. 2

The follow up to the highly acclaimed reissue of the first volume Ethiopian Hit Parade. This 2nd volume features 'Ethiopian Hits' from 1972 to 1975. T... more...

• 01 getachew kassa - tezeta slow
• 02 getachew kassa - tezeta fast
• 03 mulatu astatke - munaye
• 04 teshome meteku - yezemed yebaed

Various Artists

Ethiopian Hit Parade Vol. 1

After releasing around fifty 45 rpm singles and his first 33 rpm album Amha Eshete set about compiling his best 45s on a series of now legendary album... more...

• 01 Alemayehu Eshete - Addis Abeda Bete
• 02 Girma Beyene - Set Alameneme
• 03 Gemechu Itana - Shemermare Tiya
• 04 Seifu Yohannes - Tezeta

Various Artists

Ethiopian Modern Music Vol. 3: More Ethiopian Soul & Groove

Killer Compilation selected from the classic Ethiopiques CD series. ''A few years ago the world discovered a unique sound coming from the distant E... more...

• 1 girma beyene - ene negn bay manesh metch ene terf feleghu
• 2 seyoum gebreyes and wallias band - feleghu
• 3 hirut beqele - ewnetegna feqer
• 4 samuel belay - qeresh endewaza

Various Artists

Out of Addis

Ethiopia is home to over 80 ethnic groups, each with its own deep-rooted language and culture. Contemporary musicians living outside Addis Abeba, the... more...

• 1 Hanna Mekonnen - Ali New Biye
• 2 Berhe Raz - Kule
• 3 Woliyu Dutam - Eybelundey Eybelu (feat Cory Seznec)
• 4 Yeaynne Abeba Nigus - Bire Dama

Kibrom Birhane

Circles

Ethiopian-born Jazz Musician Kibrom Birhane mixes Spiritual Jazz with Ethiopian Jazz motifs to create a unique and deep sound that resonates across ma... more...

• 1 Circles
• 2 Tinish Tinish
• 3 Pendulum

Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band

Wede Harer Guzo

A lo-fi haze of shimmering, loping funk in melancholic and lyrical modes typical to Ethiopian modernism. more...

• 1. Embuwa Bey Lamitu
• 2. Sintayehu
• 3. Bati Bati
• 4.Migibima Moltual

Mulatu Astatke

Afro Latin Soul Vol.2

These days, Mulatu Astatke is widely considered to be the ''Godfather of Ethiopian jazz''. Yet when he recorded the two-part ''Afro-Latin Soul'' album... more...

• 01 The Panther (Boogaloo)
• 02 Konjit (Pretty)
• 03 Soul Power
• 04 Lover's Mambo

Various Artists

Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits

Recommended by: Clone

''Ethiopians' deep-seated ethiocentrism, the legacy of a thousand years of history, has contributed in no small way to their music's strong national i... more...

• 01 Mulatu Astatqe - Munaye
• 02 Mulatu Astatqe - Metche Dershe
• 03 Tesfa-Maryam Kidane - Yetesfa Tezeta
• 04 Mulatu Astatqe - Kasalefkut Hulu

Mulatu Astatke & Others

Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits

Mad grooves from the Ethiopian scene of the 70s -- featuring work by the enigmatic Mulatu, plus some of the other extra-cool artists on that country's... more...

• 01 munaye
• 02 metche dershe
• 03 yetesfa tezeta
• 04 kasalefkut hulu