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| | | buda musique (france) #buda 82232 cd alému aga “éthiopiques 11 - the harp of king david” compact disc - abatatchen hoy
- medinanna zelesegna
- tew semagn hagere
- yeemebetatchen selamta
- keto ayoerem motu
- sele sene seolet
- abba gragn mote
- sele sene fetret
- dagem metseat
- sele genna
- mam yemeramer
- yebeguenna derdera
| | click the play button to hear an excerpt of "keto ayoerem motu" |
| i know, i know... you don’t even have to say it... but i caught a bit of this on a radio broadcast and it took me close to six months to find out what is was. and it turned out to be one of those ethiopiques discs (which were all but ubiquitous a few years back) - so when it showed up on one of my distributor lists i ordered it for the shop...
if you haven’t heard this yet; it’s a pretty damn amazing display of buzzing polyrhythms & murmured, whisper-quiet vocals. until i manage to find a source for the hugh tracey collection, this is as good as it gets... armchair ethnomusicologist rejoice! |
| | buda musique press release... |
| alému aga
ethiopiques volume 11
although commonly known as 'king david's harp', the bèguèna is not actually a member of the harp family: it is in fact an oversized lyre with ten strings, either plucked or strummed with a plectrum. it is probably the oldest instrument played in ethiopia. alèmu aga, an undisputed master of the bèguèna, sings religious songs as well as traditional fables, folk tales and his own poems. meditative, devotional or uplifting for some, simply "mind-blowing" for others, bèguèna music is without doubt and otherwordly experience for western ears. |
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