Released 24 February 2004 Release date 24 February 2004 | Length 74:28 Label World Music Network | |
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The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia
(2004) The Rough Guide to the Music of Canada
(2003) Genres Music of Ethiopia, World music Similar The Rough Guide to the Music, The Rough Guide to the Music, Aster's Ballads, The Rough Guide to West Afric, The Rough Guide to the Music | ||
Addis ababa bete by alemayehu eshete
The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia is a world music compilation album originally released in 2004. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release covers the music of Ethiopia, focusing largely on 1960s pop. The compilation was curated by Francis Falceto, who also produces Buda Musique's Éthiopiques series. Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.
Contents
This album was followed by a second volume, focusing on music of the early 21st Century, in 2012.
Critical reception
The compilation's release was met with generally positive reviews. Robert Christgau compared it with Éthiopiques (which had reached eighteen volumes by 2004), calling the recording "peaky" & "fluent". Writing for AllMusic, Adam Greenberg described it as an "outstanding album" portraying an "entirely unique" sound.
Songs
Addis Ababa BeteAlemayehu Eshete5:52
AltchalkumMoges Habte6:17
DodgeNetsanet Mèllèssè5:40