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Seleshe Demassae

Songs from Ethiopia today
House of the Cultures of the World
Product number: SM 15162
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Description

Seleshe Demassae comes from one of the few cultures in which the lyre, a very ancient instrument, still accompanies song. As a singer, dancer, instrumentalist, composer, and poet Seleshe builds on the rich variety of cultures in his native Ethiopia. He studied traditional East African music, teaches in Africa, Europe, and the United States, and specializes in the sagas of the azmaris, the singer-poets of East Africa. On the present CD Seleshe performs for the first time with the Ivory Coast percussionist Suleymane Touré, a master of the talking drum.

Content

Eté Meté
Degena
Teale
Ya Megalé
Degé
Ché
Endeyawes
Worio Wata
Alé Hoy
denbuche Gela
Ere Amsal
Agaro
Neterek
Ambasel
Segno Maskegno
Aya Ho Ho

Performers

Seleshe Demassae: krar and vocals / Souleymane Touré: talking drums and djembé

More Information

Title:
Seleshe Demassae
Songs from Ethiopia today
House of the Cultures of the World
Publisher/Label:
Wergo
Duration:
68 ′40 ′′
Series:

Technical Details

Product number:
SM 15162
MAN EAN:
4010228151626
Weight:
0,12 kg

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