Songs
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Djibouti

Fatu



"Song from Fatu (Afar)" 		This song is taken from a cassette I bought 1995 in Assayta - it is just a copy with the names Abdalla Lee and Fatu on it, written in Amharic, that's why I don't know the title.

Medina & Abdalla Lee



"Song from Medina & Abdalla Lee" 		Abdalla Lee is one of the most famous musicians in Djibouti today. He and Medina sing in Afar like Fatu. Abdalla plays the guitar.
The cassette is also just a copy with nothing but the names. But I bought it in Djibouti, 1995.

Sudan

Al-Balaabil



"Al-Biyis'al Mabituh" 		cover
The female group Al-Balabil from the seventies.

Ethiopia

Daawitee Mokonnon



"Ani dhufeen jiraa" 		cover
This song from the young singer from Wellega was very popular in 1998, you could hear it everywhere in the country.

Lafonte Band



"Si jaale" 		cover
An Oromo song from the second cassette of Lafonte, released in 1998.

Abbäbä Täkka



"Sew tiru" 		cover
The cassette of Abebe Teka was a big success in 1996.

Shäggänewocch



"Tizzita" 		cover
This is from the first cassette of the Shäggänewocch, one of the four Amharic qene tizzita, ambasel, bati and anchihoy

Zinät Muhabba



"Kämbäl Däffa"
 cover
Zinät Muhabba sings in the typical style of her region Wello,
unfortunately she died young.

Bäzzawärq Asfaw



"Tizzita" 		cover
This is another version of Tizzita. Meaning "remembrance, memory" Tizzita is one of the most famous Amharic folk songs. And Bäzzawärq is the best Tizzita-singer!

Tiggist Bäqqälä



"Ishiruru" 		cover
An old song of Aster Aweke interpreted by Tiggist Beqqele
in a raggamuffin - combination style! It appeared on a new
collection called "Take Five".

Sälämon Täkaliñ



"Iddil näw" 		cover
A very political song from April 2000. The poster of this cassette was so much in demand that it was finally sold for up to 15 Birr!

Eritrea

Sami Berhane



"Weinaye weinay" 		cover
this song was also very popular in Ethiopia in 1998, some bars played it even after the beginning of the Ethio-Eritrean conflict.

Yemane "Barya"
Gebre-Mikael



"Aydeqeskun" 		cover
a song from the second cassette of Yemane Barya, who died unfortunately in 1998.

Tekle Kiflemariam
"Weddi Tukhul"



"Tarik mizkar" 		cover
a song from the third cassette of Fechow Weddi Tukhul.

Dahab Fatingha



"Salada Godda" 		cover
a song from the famous female Kunama singer from Eritrea.

Somalia

Dur Dur



"Hak Somalk Dumark" 		cover
This is a song from a Somali group of Ethiopia. The music is typical Somali-Funk. I know only about one cassette from this group, but I saw them in the Ethiopian television in 1995.
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