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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.
The Paris-based world music record label Buda Musique began the Éthiopiques series in 1997 and initially compiled Ethiopian popular music releases from the 1960s and 1970s. Some of the subsequent CDs focus on traditional music, while others highlight individual musicians or specific styles. As of 2017, there have been 30 releases.
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The Ethiopian traditional music embodied with strong oral-literature style. In this case, the traditional music is played by local entertainers called azmaris. Music in Ethiopia was originated, as part of Christian religious service during Yared-era in the 6th century. Muslim form called manzuma also developed in Harar and Jimma. [1]
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. [5] Western sources often compare tizita to the blues.
Bizunesh Bekele [2] (Amharic: ብዙነሽ በቀለ; 1936 – 25 June 1990) was an Ethiopian soul singer who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s of Golden Age. She was referred to as "Aretha Franklin of Ethiopia" due to similitude of musical style. Her songs were released in her native Amharic language. [3] [4]
The following list of Ethiopian artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Ethiopia, ...
Alemayehu Eshete Andarge (Amharic: ዓለማየሁ እሸቴ አንዳርጌ; June 1941 – 2 September 2021) was an Ethiopian singer, widely known as the "Abyssinian Elvis" for his dynamic performances and his fusion of traditional Ethiopian music with Western rock and roll influences. [2]