Girma Beyene was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is a renowned pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
Beyene is credited for arranging over 60 songs in the 1960s and 70s during the Golden Era of Ethiopian music. After a long break from music, he was convinced to go back to performing by his musical disciples, French band Akalé Wubé, a group deeply influenced by Ethiopian music.
Discography:
Éthiopiques Volume 8: Swinging Addis (Buda Musique, 2000)
Éthiopiques Volume 22: Alèmayèhu Eshèté, featuring Girma Bèyènè (Buda Musique, 2007)
Éthiopiques Volume 30: “Mistakes On Purpose”, with Akalé Wubé (2017, Buda Musique, 2017)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.