Ethiopia: The Falasha and the Adjuran Tribe

In their 1975 recording, Lin Lerner and Chad Wollner captured a Friday night Shabbat Shalom ceremony of the Beta Israel (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 semi–nomadic 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

101	The Falasha: The Complete Ceremony Of Shabbat Shalom (Friday Night Ceremony), Ambover, Ethiopia Beta Israel worshippers, Ambover	24:15
102	Camel Song Jella Madi, Hussien Hassen, Hurene Kyah, Abdi Ebrahim, Abdula Kenteno, Addulahe Aden, Gado Abdi, Aden Berra	07:13
103	Song of the King Jella Madi, Hussien Hassen, Hurene Kyah, Abdi Ebrahim, Abdula Kenteno, Addulahe Aden, Gado Abdi, Aden Berra	05:46
104	Cow Song Jella Madi, Hussien Hassen, Hurene Kyah, Abdi Ebrahim, Abdula Kenteno, Addulahe Aden, Gado Abdi, Aden Berra	04:53
105	Baby Song Jella Madi, Hussien Hassen, Hurene Kyah, Abdi Ebrahim, Abdula Kenteno, Addulahe Aden, Gado Abdi, Aden Berra	05:46