Alemayehu Eshete
Éthiopiques 22: More Vintage! 1972-1974
LabelBuda MusiqueGenreFolk & Traditional
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*2024 stock* Alèmayèhu Eshèté is no less than one of the great voices of the heyday of modern Ethiopian music -- the Swinging Sixties which, in Ethiopia, went on until the fall of the Emperor Haile Sellassie I in 1974. On a par with Tlahoun Gèssèssè, Bzunèsh Bèqèlè or Mahmoud Ahmed, Alèmayèhu is a star at the top of the constellation that once lit up the wild nights in the capital city Addis Ababa. The singer, as remarkable for his frenetic rock numbers as for his heart-rending ballads, has, by dint of rampant Americanism, earned himself nicknames as the Ethiopian James Brown or the Abyssinian Elvis. With his dazzling stage presence, nimble voicebox and wicked pompadour, he is a strutting show-off, straight out of American Graffiti or Saturday Night Fever. His youthfulness untarnished although he is well into his 60s, Alèmayèhu still represents the explosive myths of the 1960s.
Release notes
Exclusive license from Alèmayèhu Eshèté (in agreement with Philips-Ethiopia). © All rights reserved & CRC Edition (SACEM). Tracks 1, 6, 13, 15 originally released 02/1972. Tracks 2, 3, 7 originally released 1973. Tracks 4, 11 originally released 03/1974. Tracks 5, 8 originally released 06/1972. Tracks 9, 10 originally released 04/1974. Tracks 12, 14, 17 and 18 originally 05/1972. Track 16 originally released 04/1972. Comes with 32 page booklet of photographs, liner notes and translated…
| 1 | Nèy-nèy Wèlèba | 3:43 | |
| 2 | Ambassèl (Slow) | 5:31 | |
| 3 | Ambassèl (Fast) | 4:17 | |
| 4 | Yeqer Aynèssa | 5:21 | |
| 5 | Tèmar Ledjé | 4:00 | |
| 6 | Men Tetchiyé Medritu | 4:00 | |
| 7 | Tènagèri | 3:24 | |
| 8 | Yètentu Feqratchen | 4:54 | |
| 9 | Hodé Fèra | 3:00 | |
| 10 | Abèba Mèssèlètch | 3:03 | |
| 11 | Gubelyè | 5:02 | |
| 12 | Tequr Gessela | 3:11 | |
| 13 | Yèmaynèga Lélit | 3:22 | |
| 14 | Yebèqanal | 3:55 | |
| 15 | Wètadèr Nègn | 2:15 | |
| 16 | Enat Yèendjèra Enat | 3:17 | |
| 17 | Kènoru Lèbetchahé | 4:46 | |
| 18 | Tsegérèdayé | 3:30 |
- Abbèbè Kassa
- Alto Saxophone (2 to 5, 7 to 11)
- Girma Bèyènè
- Arranged By, Featuring, Piano, Music By (4, 8, 9, 12), Piano
- Alem Girma Band
- Backing Band (2, 3, 5, 7 to 10)
- All Star Band
- Backing Band (1, 6, 13, 15)
- Marathon Band
- Backing Band (4, 11)
- Shebele's Band
- Backing Band (12, 14, 16 to 18)
- Feqadu Amdè-Mèsqèl
- Bass (1, 6, 13, 15), Flute (5)
- Haylu "Zehon" Kèbbèdè
- Bass (2, 3, 5, 7 to 10)
- Hussein Nuru
- Bass (4, 11)
- Melake Gebre
- Bass (12, 14, 16 to 18)
- Tamrat "Loti" Kèbbèdè
- Drums (4, 11)
- Temare Haregu
- Drums (12, 14, 16 to 18)
- Tesfaye "Hodo" Mekonnen
- Drums (1 to 3, 5 to 10, 13, 15)
- Francis Falceto
- Executive Producer, Compiled By, Liner Notes
- Jack Garnier
- Graphics
- Berhané "Mutché" Antonino
- Guitar (2, 3, 5, 7 to 10)
- Tamru Woldèab
- Guitar (4, 11)
- Tèklé "Huket" Adhanom
- Guitar (1, 6, 12 to 18)
- Karen Louise Albrecht
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- Sayem Osman
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- Alemayehu Eshete
- Lyrics By (1 to 15, 17, 18), Music By (1 to 3, 5 to 7, 10, 11, 13 to 15, 17, 18)
- Wilfrid Harpaillé
- Mastered By [Transfer, Restoration, Mastering]
- Gétatchèw Dègèfu
- Organ (2, 3, 5, 7 to 10)
- Hailu Mergia
- Organ (12, 14, 16 to 18)
- Girma Tchibsa
- Percussion (1, 4, 6, 11, 13, 15)
- Moges Habté
- Tenor Saxophone (12, 14, 16 to 18)
- Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané
- Tenor Saxophone (1, 6, 13, 15)
- Yonas Dègèfè
- Tenor Saxophone (4, 11)
- Tamrat "Djoro" Fèrendj
- Trumpet (2, 3, 5, 7 to 10)
- Yohannes Tèkolla
- Trumpet (12, 14, 16 to 18)
