4/7/2024 0 Comments Ethiopia lijoch storyTheir talent made a profound impression on the young prince. While walking through the Armenian Quarter with his entourage, he came across a marching band of forty children. In 1924, the Prince of Ethiopia, Ras Tafari (yes, the religion was named after him), visited Jerusalem. I compiled a short list of artists that sampled from the collections many compilations. The collection has brought Ethiopia’s rich and diverse musical legacy to the masses a world over and has caught the attention of other musicians, particularly hip hop artists and producers. Not too long ago, I wrote about Buda Musique’s Éthiopiques, a collection of rare jazz, soul, funk and traditional folk records from Ethiopia’s past. In honor of Ethiopian History Month (okay there is no such thing really, everyday is Ethiopian History Month with me) and a new documentary that’s in the works called Tezeta (The Ethiopian Armenians) let’s take a look back at the captivating origin story of modern Ethiopian music.
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