Dok (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} cyberinsekt) wrote,@ 2009-11-08 01:11:00 |
|
Alemu Aga - Sele Sene Fetret
Recently on different waters Zhao posted a couple of amazing videos of Ethiopian Orthodox sacred music. The style seems to be called tehwado, and consists of a singer accompanying him or herself on a 10-string bass lyre called a begena. It's mesmerising, haunting music which sounds almost unfathomably ancient.
Since then I've been trying to investigate the music of Alemu Aga, a man often credited as being one of the masters of the begena. It's difficult going. Tehwado is a subtle music, and learning to distinguish its nuances will require some heavy listening. Time well spent, however, as if nothing else, this is a fantastic sound. Sele Sene Fetret is taken from a compilation of Aga's works, Ethiopiques vol. 11. It features typically meditative string patterns and his softly spoken half-sung vocal delivery. Quite amazing.
Alemu Aga - Sele Sene Fetret
(alternate download)
Recently on different waters Zhao posted a couple of amazing videos of Ethiopian Orthodox sacred music. The style seems to be called tehwado, and consists of a singer accompanying him or herself on a 10-string bass lyre called a begena. It's mesmerising, haunting music which sounds almost unfathomably ancient.
Since then I've been trying to investigate the music of Alemu Aga, a man often credited as being one of the masters of the begena. It's difficult going. Tehwado is a subtle music, and learning to distinguish its nuances will require some heavy listening. Time well spent, however, as if nothing else, this is a fantastic sound. Sele Sene Fetret is taken from a compilation of Aga's works, Ethiopiques vol. 11. It features typically meditative string patterns and his softly spoken half-sung vocal delivery. Quite amazing.
Alemu Aga - Sele Sene Fetret
(alternate download)
