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Uploaded by on Jul 20, 2009

The music of Ethiopia is extremely diverse, with each of Ethiopia's ethnic groups being associated with unique sounds. Some forms of traditional music are strongly influenced by folk music from elsewhere in the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia. However, Ethiopian religious music also has an ancient Christian element, traced to Yared, who lived during the reign of Gabra Masqal. In northeastern Ethiopia, in Wollo, a Muslim musical form called manzuma developed. Sung in Amharic, manzuma has spread toHarar and Jimma, where it is now sung in the Oromo language. In the Ethiopian Highlands, traditional secular music is played by itinerant musicians called azmaris, who are regarded with both suspicion and respect in Ethiopian society.

Currently the most prominent Ethiopian singer internationally is Gigi. Through her performing with top jazz musicians like Bill Laswell (who is also her husband) and Herbie Hancock, Gigi has brought Ethiopian music to popular attention, especially in the United States, where she now lives.
Other popular performers include Tewodros Tadesse,Teddy Afro, Neway Debebe, Tadesse Alemu, Hamelmal Abate, Martha Ashagari, Yohannes Berhanu, Kuku Sebsebe, Aster Aweke, and Manalemosh Dibo. Neway was very popular among the youth of the 1980s and early 1990s with such songs as "Yetekemt Abeba", "Metekatun Ateye", "Safsaf" and "Gedam", amongst others. Also now Jerry, Betty, Tigist, TG, Tamarat and Abeba Desaligni Eden Asfaw Kidane Selassi Germay Sofia Johnny Efram Haile Fekadu Abbie Lakew

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  • Best song

  • It sucks like Eritrean music!!..I didnt expect this from Ethios!!...I mean you can do better than this....

  • i dont know what it means but i like the habeshas ass

  • is it Turkish ??? Borcham hulu. it´s very Bad. Me no like the Music.

  • Ha ha ha ha ha ...please Guy's ... leaynachn eyasebachuho...

  • Nice Song

  • masonic

  • @dontrustwhiteyever1 "those who enslave others end up enslaving themselves"

    -star wars-

    such irony...just understand this you retard. when worse comes to worse, us africans will not look down on your people because i refuse scum like you to speak for every white brother and sister who have refused and defeated the satanic reign of europe! i believe the people who were referred to as "barbarians" (gauls, goths, vikings etc.) by your kafir satanic rulers were the last free white people on earth

  • @smukase you have aids all over your country and fistula, hahhah , your the barbaric ones !!

  • I love it

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