Roha Band is a very popular Ethiopian band that performs a mix of modern and traditional music. Roha Band has produced over 250 recordings with…
Artist Profiles: Roha Band
Tag: Ethiopia
Artist Profiles: Minase Hailu
Minase Hailu, guitarist, fled Ethiopia during the dictatorship of Mengistu Haile-Mariam. He now lives in Germany. His family, having its farms confiscated, paid a high…
Gigi’s Gold and Wax, Amharic Delight
Gigi – Gold and Wax (Palm Pictures, 2006) Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibabaw’s anticipated follow-up CD to Gigi, entitled Gold and Wax, is a quick and bright…
Abyssinia Infinite, Featuring “Gigi”
The album Zion Roots (Network Medien) by Abyssinia Infinite, featuring Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibabaw, brings back live instrumentation and experimentation to Ethiopian music. Its US release…
Gigi in the background
Gigi Illuminated Audio (Palm Pictures, 2002) This review starts with the question, where’s Gigi? The Ethiopian vocalist sensation’s talent has been relegated to a musical…
Gigi Remixed
Bloomington, USA – Producer Bill Laswell has reconstructed Gigi’s debut album for Palm Pictures. Illuminated Audio is an ambient remix by dub master Bill Laswell.…