
Listen to Old Amharic Music by Asnakech Worku, Bizunesh Bekele, Kasa Tesema, Kiros Alemayehu and many more Ethiopian artists. This collection of his greatest hits includes many of the songs that have made Mahmoud a legend on the world music scene.
^ "PRESS RELEASE-YEGNA RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FEATURING ASTER AWEKE". Ethiopian Old Music collection and Old Amharic Music playlist. If there is a single artist who personifies the rich history of Ethiopian music, it must be Mahmoud Ahmed. "Aster Aweke Making a Comeback With a New Album". ^ "Ethiopian celebrity expanding into coffee export". When she arrived in her homeland in 1997 for the first time since she'd left in 1981, was greeted by thousands of loyal followers awaiting her plane. Temporarily settling in the Bay Area of California with plans to pursue an education within two years, Aweke continued on to Washington, D.C., the site of the largest Ethiopian population in the U.S. By 1981, Aweke had become disillusioned by Ethiopia's oppressive political climate and relocated to the United States. ^ "All-Music "Aster Aweke:- Artist Biography by Craig Harris "". ^ a b Harrington, Richard (October 11, 1990). ^ "ART REVIEW: FROM VINYL TO CLOUD: THE INDEFATIGABLE ASTER AWEKE". Examples are Ethiopian Jazz music, Ethiopian Reggae music, and Ethiopian Rap music. ^ "All-Music "Aster Aweke:- Artist Biography by Craig Harris "". In fact, young Ethiopian music artists have started blending Ethiopia music with western music to create a hybrid Western-Ethiopian music. "50 of the Best Old & New Amharic Music: Songs and Singers - allaboutETHIO". Īster Aweke owned and operated a cafeteria in Addis Ababa called Kabu, which was named after her song "Kabu". In 1997, after more than 15 years abroad, Aster returned to Ethiopia, where she was warmly welcomed by thousands of fans awaiting her at Addis Ababa airport. Aster was released by Columbia Records in 1990 after a 1989 release by British independent label Triple Earth. During her time in D.C., Aster released her U.S. metropolitan area, she performed in restaurants and clubs. She briefly attended Northern Virginia Community College, specializing in computer science, as well as learning formal musical education, which she took a distaste towards. She temporarily settled in the San Francisco Bay Area of California and then within two years moved to Washington, D.C. Aster Aweke launched a solo career in 1977 through the release of her debut album, and followed with three more albums within the year. Aster Aweke hails from the Amhara ethnic group.