Getatchew Mekurya- Ethiopiques, Vol. 14
Gétatchèw Mèkurya is the 'inventor' of a distinctive musical style. Amongst Ethiopia's vocal genres, there exists a form of singing that is purely warlik: epic and declamatory, harsh and hoarse-voiced: « shellela ». Gétatchèw had the idea of transposing the genre to his saxophone, creating a musical form that is daring, improvisational, angry and impetuous, a sort of free jazz before it's time.
Tracklist:
- Yegenet Muziqa
- Shellela
- Aha Gedawo
- Antchi Hoye
- Ambassel
- Almaz Yeharerwa
- Yene Hassab Gwadegna
- Shemonmwanaye
- Gofere / Antchi Hoye
- Aynotche Terabu
- Akale Wube
- Tezeta
- Gedamay
- Muziqa Heywete
- Shellela Besaxophone
Gétatchèw Mèkurya is the 'inventor' of a distinctive musical style. Amongst Ethiopia's vocal genres, there exists a form of singing that is purely warlik: epic and declamatory, harsh and hoarse-voiced: « shellela ». Gétatchèw had the idea of transposing the genre to his saxophone, creating a musical form that is daring, improvisational, angry and impetuous, a sort of free jazz before it's time.
Tracklist:
- Yegenet Muziqa
- Shellela
- Aha Gedawo
- Antchi Hoye
- Ambassel
- Almaz Yeharerwa
- Yene Hassab Gwadegna
- Shemonmwanaye
- Gofere / Antchi Hoye
- Aynotche Terabu
- Akale Wube
- Tezeta
- Gedamay
- Muziqa Heywete
- Shellela Besaxophone