Ethiopia: The Falasha and the Adjuran Tribe
Various Artists

In their 1975 recording, Lin Lerner and Chad Wollner captured a Friday night Shabbat Shalom ceremony of the Falasha, Ethiopian Jews whose ancestors were exiled from Babylonia in 586. Lerner and Wollner also recorded various songs and dances of the Ajuran, a group of seminomadic cattle herders who live in Kenya, Somalia, and Egypt. Male Ajuran voices punctuate a capella singing with sharp inhalations and exhalations, creating a strong rhythmic background to songs on themes ranging from the divine (“King Song”) to the everyday (“Camel Song”).
Track Listing
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Falasha: The Complete Ceremony of Shabbat Shalom | Members of the Falasha Tribe recorded in Ambover, Ethiopia | 24:15 | |
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Camel Song | Jella Madi, Hussien Hassen, Hurene Kyah, Abdi Ebrahim, Abdula Kenteno, Addulahe Aden, Gado Abdi, Ade | 7:13 | |
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Song of the King | Jella Madi, Hussien Hassen, Hurene Kyah, Abdi Ebrahim, Abdula Kenteno, Addulahe Aden, Gado Abdi, Ade | 5:46 | |
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Cow Song | Jella Madi, Hussien Hassen, Hurene Kyah, Abdi Ebrahim, Abdula Kenteno, Addulahe Aden, Gado Abdi, Ade | 4:53 | |
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Baby Song | Jella Madi, Hussien Hassen, Hurene Kyah, Abdi Ebrahim, Abdula Kenteno, Addulahe Aden, Gado Abdi, Ade | 5:46 |