Emma Fischer + Terrie Hessels

Improvising

Brader Mûsikî

Herim Kuda

Kaja Draksler + Terrie Ex

The Swim

3Musketiere

Abflug

Ken Vandermark + Terrie Ex

Scaffolding

Lena Hessels

Billow

Jaap Blonk + Terrie Ex

Thirsty Ears

Getatchew Mekuria (1935 - 2016)

Fendika

Birabiro

Ab Baars + Terrie Ex

Shifting Sands

Paal Nilssen-Love + Terrie Ex

Gored Gored

Chalachew Ashenafi

Fano

Bahru Kegne

In Memory Of

Getatchew Mekuria, The Ex + Friends

Y'Anbessaw Tezeta

Ab Baars, Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen-Love + Mats Gustafsson

Abet?!

Paal Nilssen-Love, Mesele Asmamaw + Mats Gustafsson

Baro 101

Ililta!

New Ethiopian Dance Music

Xavier Charles + Terrie Ex

Addis

Han Bennink, Brodie West + Terrie Ex

Let's Go

Various Artists

Ililta! : New Ethiopian Dance Music

Mohammed "Jimmy" Mohammed

Hulgizey

Han Bennink + Terrie Ex

Zeng!

Zerfu Demissie

Akotet

Getatchew Mekuria + The Ex

Moa Anbessa

Mohammed "Jimmy" Mohammed

Takkabel!

Konono No.1

Lubuaku

Tsehaytu Beraki

Selam

Djibril Diabate

Hawa

Rozemarie Heggen + Terrie Ex

Fiets

Han Bennink + Terrie Ex

The Laughing Owl

Ab Baars + Terrie Ex

Hef

Lanaya

Soun Soun, La Tradition Mandingue

Bahru Kegne - masinko, vocals
Yared Tefera - saxophone
Berhane Kidane - keyboard
Abijou Solomon - bass guitar

Sela Beyligne

In memory of Bahru Kegne (1929-2000), Ethiopia’s greatest azmari. The cassette years 1988-1996.

Bahru Kegne was a legendary azmari, who was even a private court-player under Haile Selassie, then the ‘free newspaper’ in the communist days and recording some amazing ‘modern’ cassettes in the last years of his life. Deep, hypnotic, trance-like music, and unlike things published before.

Tracklist

01. Sela Beyligne (6:25)
02. Ambassel (6:39)
03. Ye Gebere Leza (7:42)
04. Tezetaye (6:10)
05. Endet New Gedawo (4:36)
06. Bati (5:53)
07. Mela Mela (6:42)
08. Tew Tew (5:59)
09. Derbabaye (6:23)
10. Shemounmoun (4:57)
11. Yehuna (7:10)
12. Tenayewa (9:41)

Music and text: Bahru Kegne.
Additional music and text arrangements: Abebe Melesse and Yilma Gebreab.
Released and licenced in agreement with Bahru’s children Teshager, Meseret and Negat.
Artwork and layout: Emma Fischer.
Interviews: Emma Fischer, Getatchew Debalke, Zerihun Engidashet and Henok Ashager.
Translation lyrics: Prof. Dr. Hailu Habtu.
Translation interviews: Zerihun Engidashet and Simeneh Betreyohannes.
Bahru Kegne photos: family collection.
Youtube stills, Ethiopia photos: Emma Fischer.

Tracklist

Terp African Series AS-23

Bahru Kegne

In Memory Of