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"Ethiopia, Be Happy" (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ, romanized: Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish) was the national anthem of the Ethiopian Empire during the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Composed by Kevork Nalbandian in 1926, the anthem was first performed during the coronation of the Emperor on 2 November 1930.
Her name means "the highest" in Amharic. [4] [5] She released her debut single "Sweating" in mid-2020. The song was produced by UK and Ghana-based production duo Busy Twist [6] and was mixed and mastered by Shy FX. The video accompanying the song includes some of her visual art and was directed by Jack Bowden.
Combining traditional music with modern one, the Ethiopian hip hop usually sung in Amharic language. Teddy Yo and Lij Michael often credited as the pioneer of the genre. [ 4 ] Addis Ababa is the regional and cultural scene of Ethiopian hip hop music with pioneering artists citing their influences such as Tupac , Eminem , Jay-Z and LL Cool J .
Tizita songs are a popular music genre in Ethiopia and Eritrea.It's named after the Tizita Qañat mode/scale used in such songs. [1] Tizita is known for strongly moving listener's feelings not only among the Amhara, but a large number of Ethiopians, in general.
Musical acts like Jano Band play a new style of music progressive rock, with a mix of Ethiopian music. [23] Hip hop music started influencing Ethiopian music in the early to mid 2000s and culminated with the creation of Ethiopian hip hop, rhymed in the native Amharic language.
Rophnan released a 16 minutes long three song compilation called SOST (Amharic stylized as ሦስት III) on 17 May 2021. Three singles have premiered on his YouTube page. [10] [11] Since its release, SOST has gained massive success in Ethiopia by getting 2 million views within just a week.
Mulatu Astatke is considered the father of Ethio-jazz music. Multi-instrumentalist Mulatu Astatke has been considered the father of Ethio-jazz. [4] [5] He was born in 1943 in Jimma and developed an interest in music while studying aeronautical engineering in Wales. [3]
The Ethiopian Golden Age of Music was an era of Ethiopian music that began around the 1960s to 1970s, until the Derg regime progressively diminished its presence through politically motivated persecutions and retributions against musicians and companies, which left many to self-imposed exile to North America and Europe.