Artist : VA
Title : Ililta! New Ethiopian Dance Music
Genre : Ethnic
Year : 2009
Date : 05/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 11
Label : Terp Records
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 67:03 min
Size : 87,2 MB
Tracklist:
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01.chalachew ashenafi - munit 06:30
02.asfaw tsegΘ - ye salame 05:47
03.zuryash abeye - arada 08:19
04.chalachew ashenafi - awdamet 04:59
05.chalachew ashenafi - ye gonder lidj 06:09
netch
06.tesfay wube - wube abeba 05:44
07.etenesh girma - ababille 05:11
08.mohammed jimmy mohammed - desse lay 04:05
09.habtu demse - amamesso 04:20
10.chalachew ashenafi - memyew 07:38
11.asfaw tsegΘ, etenesh girma, debesay 08:21
zegeye, habtu demse - eyoha
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67:03 min
Most people are familiar with the Ethiopian music
of the ægolden seventiesÆ. The great CD-series of
æEthiopiquesÆ focuses on this remarkable period
of truly amazing and rich music. The era of the
big brass bands came to an end in the period of
the æDergÆ, the military government in Ethiopia
from 1975 till 1991. After that, the scene seemed
confused.
Many great musicians were forced into exile or
passed away. The horns mostly disappeared and
were replaced by cheap keyboards everywhere.
Awful bombastic overproduced æplasticÆ pop
productions flooded the market. Synthesisers,
vocoders, drummachines and hasty productions
that all sound alike.
But in the last few years something new is
emerging. Young producers have started
combining traditional rhythms and strong dance
beat production. The result is very original, uplifting
and very danceable music. The gurage, wollo,
gondar, oromo and other traditional rhythms work
wonders for this new dance music.
And the Ethiopian youth loves it. It can be heard
not only in the hip areas like Bole, but all over Addis
and other Ethiopian urban areas. Blasting from
restaurants, taxiÆs, coffeeplaces, grocerystores
and AddisÆ giant market, the Mercato.
The æIliltaÆ CD is a compilation of this new Ethiopian
dance music, recorded with a new generation of
singers over the last decade. A cross-selection of
the production work of Mesele Asmamaw and some
of his close colleges.
Play loud and go for it!
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