Hifi mono the ethiopian singersongwriter appeared on this eclectic ustv program, backed by the house band, for this number whose english titled is a translation provided by the singer. Jul 24, 2019 singersongwriter aster aweke has been entertaining international audiences for over 30 years and winning the hearts and minds of world music lovers everywhere. Feb 27, 2018 this ethiopian beautys aster and kabu albums show why shes sometimes been dubbed the african aretha franklin. Singersongwriter aster aweke has been entertaining international audiences for over 30 years and winning the hearts and minds of world music lovers everywhere. All music nonstop 2019 albums aster aweke songs title aster aweke new, aster aweke new album, aster aweke kabu, aster aweke old, aster aweke 1984, aster aweke music, aster aweke live, aster. The daughter of a senior public servant, she was raised in addis ababa and began singing publicly as a teenager.
Checheho aster awekes 23rd album, was produced with her longtime arranger, abegasu kibrework shiota, and also features the work of exciting new music producers, elias melka, abiy arka, and dawit tilahun. Download fikir by aster aweke on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. When she arrived in her homeland in 1997 for the first time since shed left in 1981, ethiopianborn and washington, d. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from aster aweke at the discogs marketplace. As a teenager she sang at hager fikir theatre then later sang in other clubs too. Aster awekes albums stream online music albums listen. Watch the video for kabu from aster awekes kabu for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Aster was born around 1960 in gondor, ethiopia but grew up in addis ababa and soon got a deep love for singing. This ethiopian beautys aster and kabu albums show why shes sometimes been dubbed the african aretha franklin. Download or buy the cd chewa by aster aweke on the independent record store by musicians for musicians.
Her voice is out of this world and very hypnotic alongside the 128 polyrhythms that inundate most of the tracks on this album. Mar 30, 2016 hifi mono the ethiopian singersongwriter appeared on this eclectic ustv program, backed by the house band, for this number whose english titled is a translation provided by the singer. Her second album, kabu, spent four weeks in the top position on the cmj new music charts, and was in the top ten of billboards world music charts for ten weeks in 1990. Jul 23, 2019 singersongwriter aster aweke has been entertaining international audiences for over 30 years and winning the hearts and minds of world music lovers everywhere. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
To date, aster has released a total of 20 albums, six of them on cd aster, kabu, ebo, aster aweke live in london, hagere, and sugar. Theres no mistaking aster aweke s primary influences. She left to live in the united states in 1981, and she first came back to homecounty ethiopia in 1997. A native of gandor, a small town near lake tara, aweke was raised in the capital.
Given my love for world music and anytype of music outside of america and top 40 radio, aster aweke s ebo will an additional favorite and add to my music collection. Chewa decent her 25th album, was produced with emerging music producers, tamiru amare and wendimeneh assefa. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises kabu aster aweke kabu. Given my love for world music and anytype of music outside of america and top 40 radio, aster awekes ebo will an additional favorite and add to my music collection. This electrifying album is sure to delight longtime and new fans alike. Apr 11, 2019 aster aweke aster aweke est une chanteuse ethiopienne, nee en 1959. Aster is a great vocalist and her band gets into the groove on all cuts. Download hagere by aster aweke on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. Listen free to aster aweke kabu yedi gosh, yazoh and more. Aster aweke listen and stream free music, albums, new. Kabu records is pleased to present this new and exhilarating album to dedicated and. Shes backed by a sensitive ensemble of london jazzmen that does full justice to her unusual voice and spectacular delivery. If youre into cooking and eating ethiopian food, as i am.
She is known for her 1999 album hagere, and her 2008 album fikir. Chewa decent her 25th album, was produced with emerging music producers, tamiru amare and wendimeneh. All music nonstop 2019 albums aster aweke songs title aster aweke new, aster aweke new album, aster aweke kabu, aster aweke old, aster aweke 1984, aster aweke music, aster aweke live, aster aweke sebebu, aster aweke 1982, aster aweke album. Listen free to aster aweke sukwar sugar gudde fella, sew hulu behageru and more. The statuesque aster aweke, who physically if not musically resembles grace jones, really shines on this, her second album the title of which means sacred stones. Born in 1961though some sources cite the late fifties, this muchloved ethiopian artist is musically adventerous. As a teenager in a society that did not place a high premium on the singing profession, her decision to undertake a musical career was a difficult one to make. Like our official facebook page if you dont want to miss a. Kabu records is pleased to present this new and exhilarating album to. Theres no mistaking aster awekes primary influences. Download hagerae 1983 by aster aweke on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our highquality unlimited streaming subscriptions. Aster aweke tizita single singersongwriter aster aweke has been entertaining international audiences for over 30 years and winning the hearts and minds of world music lovers everywhere. The daughter of senior civil servant in the imperial government.
At a very young age, aster realized her passion for singing. Aster aweke was born in gonder, near lake tana, in northern ethiopia and raised in the capital city of addis ababa. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Though the songs titles have been translated, the lyrics have not. Checheho is a name of a small city in gonder, ethiopia. Which is, for all my knowledge of her native tongue,what she may be doing.
Aster aweke download high quality complete mp3 albums. Download musica by aster aweke on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. Aster aweke kabu records 7032332925 spectacular ballads from an ethiopian superstar. Aweke has been equally successful throughout the world.
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