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tlahoun gessesse - ethiopian urban modern music vol 4 - l'arome production - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African - Ethiopian

1. Alegntaye
2. Kulun Mankwalesh
3. Aykedashem Iebe
4. Beyet New Mengedu
5. Ene Negn Wey Antchi
6. Yene Felagote
7. Tezalegn Yetentu
8. Tchuheten Betsemu
9. Lantchi Biye
10. Kulun Mankwalesh

"A set of vocal recordings by Tlahoun Gessesse -- one of the most important singers during the golden age of Ethiopian Music -- caught here on a set of sides that sadly saw that period coming to an end. The tracks on the set are mostly from the early 70s, a time that saw great political changes in Ethiopia -- and tremendous censorship and restrictions on cultural production. Gessesse's vocals during this time are perhaps even more melancholy and heartfelt than before, and he's working here on a number of sides with the legendary Mulatu -- with arrangements that have a angular, almost modernist edge." Tip!