King David's Harp - Temesgen - Begena

King David's Harp - Temesgen Instrumental Begena

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The wisdom and knowledge of centuries of culture are communicated by the nimble fingers and resonant voice of Temesgen who sings deeply spiritual songs that have evolved over the ages to shine with pristine beauty.

Temesgen is an Ethiopian musician living in the United States.Temesgen was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He has been playing the begena and the krar since 1990. He studied the begena with Alemayehu Fanta and the krar with Teshome at the Yared School of Music in Addis Ababa. He now lives in Michigan with his wife, Carol and son, Ariah.

A versatile singer-songwriter, Temesgen plays the traditional music of Ethiopia as well as ethno-fusion. His non-traditional work combines elements of Ethiopian music, reggae, Indian music, and blues.

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• ethiopia
• bible
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• ancient
• begena
• krar
• world
• solo
• male
• voice
• ethiopian
• amharic
• harp
• praise

[chanBoss]

@dun4ukwitmebiach

Oh God, dude...i havent laughed this hard in like a week.

[thehorsepower888]

congratulations, is a very nice melody. I didn`t knew that is the king David`s Harp lol

[onemarino]

David was a gifted harpist and he sang as well! This piece is a bit morose for me but i appreciate the effort and skill!

[dun4ukwitmebiach]

I could understand why Saul would chuck a spear at David IF he played this tune.

But I'm SURE David didn't play like this.

[jhn146]

really shitty

[geeker4history]

This is a great instrument! It's best with chant.

[sceptember]

Awful!

[josef2424]

that sounds terrible