Ethiopiques 11 [Import]

Ethiopiques (Buda Series), Alemu Aga | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Buda Musique
• ASIN: B00006310H
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,254 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Abatatchen Hoy (Pater Noster)

2. Mèdinanna Zèlèsègna (About Futility of Life/Sur la Futilité de la Vie)

3. Tèw Semagn Hagèré (Listen to Me My Fellow Countryman/Écoute, Cher ...)

4. Yèemèbétatchen Sèlamta (About the Virigin Mary/A Propos de la ...)

5. Kèto Ayqèrem Motu (Thou Shalt Not Remain from Death/Tu ...)

6. Selé Senè Seqlèt (About the Crucifixion/De la Crucifixion)

7. Abba Gragn Motè (Death of the Left-Handed Man/La Mort du Gaucher [Empe]

8. Selè Senè Fetrèt (About the Creation/De la Création)

9. Dagem Metseat (The Second Coming of the Lord/Le Seigneur Reviendra)

10. Selè Gènna (About Christmas/A Propos de Noël)

11. Man Yemèramèr? (Who Can Qestion?/Mais Qui Peut Douter?)

12. Yèbèguènna Derdèra (Instrumental)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Music for Great Lent, August 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Ethiopiques 11 (Audio CD)

This is a disc of Amharic religious and paraliturgical song traditionally performed during the Great Fast (Lent) in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The songs would be sung at family gatherings, coffee ceremonies, etc., to maintain a sense of religious devotion during the fasting period. It is therefore very quiet and meditative music, just voice and harp. This could be a wonderful experience for those who are not aware of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and her spiritual tradition.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lyric, June 24, 2005

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Z. Sitter "exitr" (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ethiopiques 11 (Audio CD)

This disc is unique in the Ethiopiques series and might not appeal to performers with more Western influences like Alemayehu Eshete or Mahmoud Ahmed. It's a totally great experience of a different kind, though. The harp Alemu Aga plays sounds nothing like the Western orchestral instrument: it's low, buzzy, and very warm sounding, more like a cross between a bass and a bassoon. The vocals are low and whispery, closely following (or followed by) the harp. It really sounds like nothing else I can think of. The tracks sound very much like one another; there are no evident hooks or riffs, but the result is never boring. This CD and Joanna Newsom's The Milk-Eyed Mender, in very different ways, have really opened my eyes to the possibilities of the harp.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and exotique, May 2, 2008

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Erik (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ethiopiques 11 (Audio CD)

As well described by another reviewer as "low, buzzy and warm" this soothing sound is unique and sticks in your consciouness. It's subtle and satisfying.