Ethiopiques, Vol. 9

by Alemayehu Eshete, Amha Eshete

Overview

This disc offers 22 tracks from the man once known as the Ehtiopian James Brown. Like the others in the series, the music here is funk-tinged with Armenian overtones. Like most of the other volumes, this one is a stone blast all the way through. Eshete was a soul singer in the classic tradition. He didn't so much sing to his audience as seduce it, working himself and his fans into a sweat-soaked frenzy. Fans of the series might remember this man from Volume 8. If you liked the sound of that, give this a try. If you haven't been hipped to this series yet, there are worse places to start. This disc is a perfect example of what the rest of the series has to offer; ferocious horns, groovy guitar licks and a definite Mideast influence that reminds one of the early days of rai, back before they discovered the synthesizer. Anyone with a passion for funk or the sound of '70s Africa should pick up this set. ~ Rob Ferrier

Product Details

Release Date:	03/06/2001
Label:	Buda Musique
UPC:	0723724070523

Tracks

1. Addis Ab¿¿ba B¿¿t¿¿
2. Y¿¿w¿¿yn Har¿¿gitu
3. Qondjit
4. Y¿¿lben Betayiw
5. Y¿¿s¿¿w B¿¿t Y¿¿s¿¿w N¿¿w
6. M¿¿k¿¿y¿¿rshin Salawq
7. Qotch¿¿gn M¿¿ssassat¿¿
8. Eruq Yal¿¿shew
9. Sh¿¿gitu Mar¿¿
10. Y¿¿web Dar
11. Telantena Zar¿¿
12. M¿¿mar M¿¿m¿¿ram¿¿r
13. T¿¿d¿¿st¿¿shal W¿¿y ?
14. D¿¿ny¿¿w D¿¿n¿¿ba
15. Temhert B¿¿t¿¿
16. N¿¿fas Endayg¿¿ban
17. Leb Tat¿¿fal¿¿tch
18. Feqer Feqer N¿¿w
19. Giz¿¿w Hon¿¿shenna
20. Heyw¿¿t¿¿ Abat¿¿y N¿¿w
21. Ya Tara
22. Timarkyal¿¿sh

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alemayehu Eshete   Primary Artist,Guitar,Piano,Organ,Vocals
Mekonnen X   Primary Artist
Amha Eshete   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar,Piano,Organ
Lemma Demissewe   Primary Artist,Piano
Tebebe Belatchew   Primary Artist
Getatchew Mekurya   Tenor (Vocal),Sax (Tenor)
Andrew Wilson   Guitar
Tesfa Maryam Kidane   Tenor (Vocal),Sax (Tenor)
Girma Beyene   Piano
Temare Haregu   Drums
Tamrat 'Loti' Kebbede   Drums
Tamru Ayele   Guitar (Bass)
Dabessa Gebre-Sellasie   Guitar (Bass)
Haylu 'Zehon' Kebbede   Guitar (Bass)
Tamru Welde Ab   Guitar
Berhane Mutche   Guitar
Tekle 'Huket' Adhonom   Guitar
Felleque Kidane   Trumpet
Teka Gebre-Maryam   Trumpet
Tamrat "Djoro" Ferendj   Trumpet
Yonas Degefe   Tenor (Vocal)
Solomon X   Baryton,Sax (Baritone)
Abebe Kassa   Alto
Tekle "Huket" Adhanom   Guitar
Haylu "Zehon" Kebbede   Basse
Tesfaye "Hodo" Mekonnen   Drums
Tamrat "Loti" Kebbede   Drums

Technical Credits

Jack Garnier   Graphic Design
Karen Albrecht   English Translations
Francis Falceto   Executive Producer,Editing
Lemma Demissewe   Arranger
Girma Beyene   Arranger