Folk Music of Ethiopia
Various Artists
Recorded in the Tigrai and Shoa Provinces and in the Gura Valley, this collection of Folk Music of Ethiopia actually represents not only Ethiopian music but the music of Eritrea and the Sudan. Several of the recordings feature traditional Ethiopian instruments from the string family including the begenna, the tcherawata, and the masonquo, along with the coboro, kettledrum and traditional Ethiopian flutes.
RELATED LESSON PLAN
"Performing Ethiopia: Playing, Singing and Improvising Music from the Abyssian Kingdom"
Track Listing
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Oh My Country (Ethiopia) - Male Voice with Begenna | Male singer with begenna | 2:58 | |
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102
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Flute Solo (Eritrea) | Shambukaw player from Gura Valley, Eritrea | 1:30 | |
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103
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Tcherawata Solo (Eritrea) | Tcherawata player from Gura Valley, Eritrea | 1:11 | |
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104
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I Beg You, Heart (Ethiopia) - Male Voice with Begenna | Male singer with begenna | 2:59 | |
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105
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'Mbilta Solo (Eritrea) | Mbilta players from Gura Valley, Eritrea | 1:06 | |
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106
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Masonquo Solo (Eritrea) | Masonquo player from Gura Valley, Eritrea | 2:00 | |
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201
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Love Song (Eritrea) - Mixed Voices with Tcherawata, Coboro | Mixed singers with tcherawata and coboro | 2:56 | |
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202
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Song of Praise (Eritrea) - Mixed Voices with Tcherawata | Mixed singers with tcherawata | 2:58 | |
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203
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Song to the Emperor (Eritrea) - Male Voice with Tcherawata | Male singers with tcherawata | 2:54 | |
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204
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Sudanese Walking Songs (Eritrea) - Male Voices with Harp, Drum | Itinerant Sudanese workers in Gura Valley, Eritrea | 1:21 | |
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205
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Sudanese Walking Songs (Eritrea) - Male Voices with Harp, Drum | Itinerant Sudanese workers in Gura Valley, Eritrea | 1:29 |
Album Info
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