In Ethiopia, Ambassel Music and Video Shop perservered throughout the bitter '70s and '80s - through political repression, cu...

Here's an appropriate followup to our last post of Ethiopian "ethnic" music:  3tä Weräyat Naye Tegriña Däräfeti Behe...

Ethiopia in the popular mind is associated with the Amhara people, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the distinctive Ge'ez, or E...

The azmari is the Ethiopian equivalent of the West African griot - a troubadour, a truth-teller and "court jester" all in o...

Many many thanks to Andreas Wetter for translating the liner notes of 4 ዝናኞች ሲያዳምጡ በልብዎ ላይ ሰላምና ፍቅር ያገኛሉ - When You Listen to the 4 Fam...

I suspect Mahmoud Ahmed needs no introduction here - he's arguably Ethiopia's best-known musician thanks to his momentous recording ...

Hi John, I have been a fan of your website Likembe for a couple years since I came across some thing you posted about Kuku Sebsebe. I also w...

As you may know, I've periodically been posting classic and hard-to-find music from Ethiopia here. For some time, I've wanted to m...

If you're a fan of Aster Aweke or Kuku Sebsebe , you'll no doubt enjoy this cassette by Ethiopian vocalist Martha Ashagari. Ärä Bak...

I was saddened to hear of the death Sunday of a true master of Ethiopian music, Tilahun Gessesse, who has been the subject of several posts ...

Note: This post was updated on December 30, 2008 and January 19, 2009. Get ready for another blast of raw, uncompromising Ethiopian funk, ...

Pour a tall cold one, sit back and relax with this sweet track by Moges Habte , formerly of the Wallias Band in Ethiopia. The tune is "...

In an earlier post I wrote of the brilliant Ethiopian singer Tilahun Gessesse , posted a couple of songs from a recent CD, and promised I...

As I explained in "Digital Ethiopia Pt. 1, " the last decade and a half have seen an explosion of Ethiopian musical releases recor...