Qwanqwa, a five-piece band featuring some of the best musicians based in Addis Ababa, has announced the release of a new album titled Volume 3.…
Ethiopian supergroup Qwanqwa to Release Volume 3 Album
Tag: Ethiopian music
Alhousseini Anivolla & Girum Mezmur to Release Afropentatonism
Alhousseini Anivolla & Girum Mezmur have put together a pan-African All-Star band that combines two cultures. Desert blues musician Alhousseini Anivolla (Niger) collaborates with Ethio-jazz…
Beguiling Ethiopian Quintessence
Atse Tewodros Project – Atse Tewodros Project ( 2013) The Atse Tewodros Project is led by Ethiopian vocalist, songwriter, composer and novelist Gabriella Ghermandi. She…
Artist Profiles: Girma Beyene
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…
Masterful Ethiopian Songs from Minyeshu
Minyeshu – Daa Dee (ARC Music EUCD2732, 2018) Music is an extended family. Its genealogy includes percussionists, string and wind instrument players, dancers, singers, choreographers,…
Artist Profiles: Saliha Sami
Saliha Sami was born March 5th, 1978. She is from Assabot, Ethiopia, and later raised in Miessoo, Ethiopia. It was at the age of fourteen…
Artist Profiles: Neway Debebe
Neway Debebe’s musical career spans several decades. He writes lyrics for himself and his many professional colleagues, including Tilahun Gessesse. The songs are cleverly arranged.…
Artist Profiles: Mahmoud Ahmed
Mahmoud Ahmed’s story is that of a kid raised in the streets of Addis-Ababa who began as a shoeshine boy before becoming one of his…
Artist Profiles: Dub Colossus
British producer and multi-instrumentalist Dubulah (a.k.a. Transglobal Underground founding member Nick Page), collaborated with outstanding Ethiopian musicians in Addis Ababa and the result is Dub…
Artist Profiles: Debo Band
Debo Band is a Boston-based Ethiopian music collective led by Ethiopian-American jazz saxophonist Danny Mekonnen, featuring Bruck Tesfaye on vocals. The group explores the music…