Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring Ethiopian and Eritrean singers and musicians. Many of the Ethiopiques CDs compile various singles and albums that Amha Records, Kaifa Records, and Philips-Ethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in Ethiopia. Prominent singers and musicians from this era appearing on Ethiopiques releases include Alemayehu Eshete, Asnaketch Worku, Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulatu Astatke, and Tilahun Gessesse. However, some Ethiopiques releases are new recordings. CD re-directs here; see Cd for other meanings of CD. Image of a compact disc (pencil included for scale) A compact disc (or CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Amha Records was an Ethiopian record label founded by Amha Ashèté. The company released 103 singles and 12 albums between 1969 and 1975. ... Kaifa Records was an Ethiopian record label which released 53 records between 1973 and 1977. ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands. ... Alemayehu Eshete (also written Alèmayèhu Eshèté ) is an Ethiopian Ethio-jazz singer active since the 1960s. ... Asnaketch Worku is a famous Ethiopian vocalist. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: nothing here If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Mulatu Astatke (var. ... Tilahun Gessesse is an Ethiopian singer. ...

The Paris-based world music record label Buda Musique began the Ethiopiques series in 1997 and initially compiled Ethiopian popular music releases from the 1960s and 1970s. Some of the subsequent CDs focus on traditional music, while others highlight individual musicians or specific styles. As of January 2006, there have been 21 releases so far. None of the CDs feature today's synthesizer-based Ethiopian pop music. Francis Falceto is the editor of the series. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... Traditional Music is a quasi-synonym for folk music. ... Synthesizer as used in music, is a term derived from a Greek word syntithetai < synthesis (συντίθεται < σύνθεσις) and is used to describe a device capable of generating and/or manipulating electronic signals for use in music creation, recording and performance. ...

Discography

• (1998) Ethiopiques Volume 1: the Golden Years of Modern Ethiopian Music, various artists
• (1998) Ethiopiques Volume 2: Tètchawèt! Urban Azmaris Of The 90s, various artists
• (1998) Ethiopiques Volume 3: Golden Years Of Modern Ethiopian Music, various artists
• (1998) Ethiopiques Volume 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale, 1969-1974, Mulatu Astatke
• (1999) Ethiopiques Volume 5: Tigrigna Music, various artists
• (1999) Ethiopiques Volume 6: Almaz, Mahmoud Ahmed
• (1999) Ethiopiques Volume 7: Ere Mela Mela, Mahmoud Ahmed
• (2000) Ethiopiques Volume 8: Swinging Addis, various artists
• (2001) Ethiopiques Volume 9, Alemayehu Eshete
• (2002) Ethiopiques Volume 10: Tezeta - Ethiopian Blues & Ballads, various artists
• (2002) Ethiopiques Volume 11: The Harp of King David, Alemu Aga
• (2003) Ethiopiques Volume 12: Konso Music and Songs, various artists
• (2003) Ethiopiques Volume 13: Ethiopian Groove, various artists
• (2003) Ethiopiques Volume 14: Negus of Ethiopian Sax, Getachew Mekurya
• (2003) Ethiopiques Volume 15: Jump to Addis, various artists
• (2004) Ethiopiques Volume 16: The Lady With the Krar, Asnaketch Worku
• (2004) Ethiopiques Volume 17, Tilahun Gessesse
• (2004) Ethiopiques Volume 18: Asguèbba!, various artists
• (2005) Ethiopiques Volume 19: Alemye, Mahmoud Ahmed
• (2005) Ethiopiques Volume 20: Live in Addis, Mulatu Astatke and Either/Orchestra
• (2006) Ethiopiques Volume 21: Ethiopia Song, Emahoy Tsegue-Mariam Gebrou

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See also

• Music of Ethiopia
• Music of Eritrea

Ethiopian music is extremely diverse, with each of the countrys 80 tribes being associated with unique sounds. ... Eritrea is a North East African country. ...

External links

• Buda Musique Ethiopiques Web site

Listening

• Radio interview with Francis Falceto from National Public Radio Weekend Edition Sunday program, July 16, 2006