Mulatu Astatke
Éthiopiques 9 (1969-1974)
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*2024 stock* The Alèmayèhu songs already presented in Ethiopiques 3 and 8 have given a foretaste of this outstanding stylist of Ethiopian pop, a singer as remarkable for his frenetic rock numbers as for his heartrending ballads. By dint of rampant Americanism, he earned himsef such 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 50s, Alèmayèehu still represents the explosive myths of the 1960s.
Release notes
Exclusive license from Amha Eshèté Tracks 1, 2 and 4 originally released 07-1971. Tracks 3, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 16 originally released 04-1974. Tracks 5, 7 and 8 originally released 07-1973. Tracks 6, and 17 to 22 originally released 1969. Track 10 originally released 05-1974. Tracks 14 and 15 originally released 02-1972. 1. Addis Abèba Bété (All Star Band - 07/1971) 2. Yèwèyn Harègitu (All Star Band - 07/1971) 3. Qondjit (Alèm-Girma Band - 04/1974) 4. Yèlben Betayiw (All Star Band - 07/1971)…
| 1 | Addis Abèba Bété | 4:30 | |
| 2 | Yèwèyn Harègitu | 3:40 | |
| 3 | Qondjit | 3:29 | |
| 4 | Yèlbén Betayiw | 2:18 | |
| 5 | Yèsèw Bét Yèsèw Nèw | 3:51 | |
| 6 | Mèkèyèrshin Salawq | 1:42 | |
| 7 | Qotchègn Mèssassaté | 3:38 | |
| 8 | Eruq Yalèshew | 3:31 | |
| 9 | Shègitu Maré | 3:15 | |
| 10 | Yèweb Dar | 3:17 | |
| 11 | Telantena Zaré | 3:43 | |
| 12 | Mèmar Mèmèramèr | 3:11 | |
| 13 | Tèdèstèshal Wèy ? | 4:39 | |
| 14 | Dènyèw Dènèba | 2:45 | |
| 15 | Temhert Bété | 3:00 | |
| 16 | Nèfas Endaygèban | 3:06 | |
| 17 | Leb Tatèfalètch | 2:33 | |
| 18 | Feqer Feqer Nèw | 2:34 | |
| 19 | Gizéw Honèshenna | 2:38 | |
| 20 | Heywèté Abatèy Nèw | 3:00 | |
| 21 | Ya Tara | 2:20 | |
| 22 | Timarkyalèsh | 2:35 |
- Girma Bèyènè
- Arranged By (1 to 5, 7 to 12, 14 to 16, 21, 22)
- Lèmma Demissèw
- Arranged By (6, 17 to 19), Lyrics By, Music By (6, 17, 18)
- Francis Falceto
- Executive-Producer, Liner Notes
- Jack Garnier
- Graphics
- Amha Eshèté
- Legal [Licensed From]
- Karen Louise Albrecht
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- Mulatu Astatke
- Lyrics By (1 to 3, 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 16, 19, 20, 22), Music By (1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 16, 19, 20, 22)
