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, ...

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...

Back in the '80s Ethiopian music was extremely hard to come by outside of Ethiopia. Mahmoud Ahmed's brilliant Ere Mela Mela was r...