Episode 1: Journey of Ethiopian Music

Known as the "Golden Era" of Ethiopian modern music, the 1960s and 70s played host to some of the most talented and loved music legends that transformed Ethiopian modern music. From the brass sounds and timeless vocals of Ethiopian swing to the fusion of international cross over appeal, Antoine Lindley takes a closer look at the history and rise of Ethiopian modern music and the influence it has had on today's Ethiopian music. Antoine sits down with some of Ethiopia's top music artists and legends: Alemayehu Eshete, Kuku Sebsebe, Girma Negash, Tsedenia Gebremarkos, Bahta Gebrehiwot, Dawit Tsige, Johny Raga, Merawi Sitot, Chachi Tadesse and more. Also, a heartfelt interview with Roman Bezu, wife of the late Tilahun Gessesse.

[@shemsproudoffyayasewshimle2550]

ጊዜ የማይሸረው ሙዚቃ አሁንም በፊትም በፍቅር የሚሰማ አዘጋጁን በጣም አመሰግናለሁ ድንቅ ሰው ከበርልኝ ለ እኔው ጥልዬ እና ቡዝዬ ነፍሰ ይማር ረጅም እድሜ በህይወት ላላቸሁ

[@habeshawit2008]

Tilahun Gessesse is incomparable

[@dcghetto]

The first male and female Ethiopian modern music artist before bezuye and hirut is artist telela kebede and fikeremariam ayele kedamawi Hailesellasie theater R.I.P

[@truthneverdies7552]

I love all my beautiful Ethiopian musicians you all are truly angles ! Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Gods beloved country !

[@mesfintsadiku]

Thank you Antoine, for us this is a priceless work. I’m sure you did this not for money. God bless you bro.

[@AlmazB]

I love Chachi Tadasse I remember when she used to preform at Wild Hare Chicago

[@yaredamare787]

Yes she is unique

[@sebsibefekede7054]

Wow you are lucky ... 😍

[@kiflenegussie7742]

Great!!

[@hageretsiontube3411]

its so touching. THE GODEN ERA of the ethiopians songs ... i donteven have words or feling for them. PROUD TO BE ETHIOPIAN + AFRICAN. TAnx FOR THE VIDEO KEEP UP

[@egoobekele]

Thank you sir for diving in to our music History !

[@Differindividual]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@hgccc5859]

የምንግዜም ትዝታዎች እነዚህ አርቲስቶች ሙዚቃወች እንደኔ ግልኮስ/ምግብናቸው።

[@KefaleAlemu]

So amazing and touching. Please continue to post such educative (useful) Videos

[@gethab2306]

Love it and thank you so much!

[@shemsproudoffyayasewshimle2550]

This Amazing program thank you so much lovely brother

[@teferademessie3884]

Thank You for this programs

[@Binandie]

This is amazing

[@ethiozare8001]

Thanks for your Dedicated work. I know many things about our old musicians history.💚💛❤

[@kukyassa4402]

Ho! The memory of that time makes me cry

[@_AloS]

April 2021! How come i have never seen this such amazing Documentary 🤔 Thanks!!

[@yemisrachk]

very good approach hope you can do more episode especially on Artists specialized on Particular unique scale of Ethiopia Bati Anchihoye Tizita and Ambasel as you know only very few can manage to do that by the way Aster and Mahmud were missing?

[@simurg.mariam1792]

"Enameseginalen"..Minim adel

[@heavengutema733]

Enesu nachew mamesgen yalebachew

[@simurg.mariam1792]

@@heavengutema733 quotation resichew haha

[@fitlfit1395]

ታምር ነው im emotional to watch this now 2021 -

[@siwadedumelyayet474]

Cachi your quality once i heard you speak English fluently.but you choice amaharic wonderful

[@tigiltarek6699]

I like it, ya it is a golden era..

[@bobthankyouwondimobaymengi9100]

Tzita I am not forget remember iaws young.

[@siwadedumelyayet474]

The relentless astu we love you

[@EthioChrisy]

Thanks for posting, very interesting. Aster Aweke.... you could have given her more coverage. She was and still is a force in Ethiopian music.

[@ewnetuyiferdal7273]

EthioChrisy i agree

[@zherautewodros1509]

I agree too

[@bakull_1931]

This is great work. Glad KZbin recommend it. I couldn't find more seasons?

[@InsightEthiopia]

Hi Meaza, thank you. My documentary series "Insight" ran for one season. You can find my recent projects on this channel "Insight Ethiopia." -Antoine Lindley

[@bakull_1931]

@@InsightEthiopia thank you for the work! Yes I will definitely watch. Subscribed

[@InsightEthiopia]

@@bakull_1931 my recent film "Ethiopia's Elephant Crisis" is also here. link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJvKmZyXjcRli6s

[@Semonyacob]

Does anyone have the clip of Alemayehu singing Addis Ababa Bete?

[@MT-mc4hk]

Alemayehu Eshete wuddddddiddddd

[@moking8817]

most of old singers at list speck English wow

[@samuelmulugeta6649]

Where is Mulatu Astateke and Ethio Jazz?

[@Sofi-ks3zo]

ወደኒያ❤❤

[@RotorDrums]

Thanks for this amazing feature! Who is the singer in the live performance at 28:17, and does anyone know what song it is? Such great vibes:)

[@habeshawit2008]

Bahta Gebrehiwot

[@mvab3252]

ካላጣሽው አካል #ከልቤ ላይ ቁጭ ብለሽ ታሰኝኝ ጀመረ ደሞ ደሞ እንደምን አለሽ 🎧💚💛❤️💥

[@desu1adam410]

Why people who speak good English like Chache Tadesse use Amharic to speak and those barely speak English use English. Strange.

[@firstspot1]

Thanks for reviewing Ethiopia's music development.... But I feel that there you put a very big gap (surely unintentionally) in the history by leaving behind the contribution of the Armenian musicians whom were brought to Ethiopia by Haileslessie...some of whom even wrote the then Ethiopian national anthem...(Narsis Albandian?🤔) Could you please bridge the gap? Tnx...

[@InsightEthiopia]

Thank you Arada Tube, that's very interesting, it could be a documentary by its self. I'll look into it.

[@firstspot1]

@@InsightEthiopia thank you ....

[@samiraa3671]

There is another documentary on KZbin titled "Under African Skies: Ethiopia". It is very well made and it captures the essence of Ethiopian music beautifully.

[@BW-fz5kf]

Arada Tube Armenians were very good musicians however Armenians only composed the melody to the imperial Ethiopian anthem. The lyrics were written by a Ethiopian.

[@siwadedumelyayet474]

Yemanim chara eytenesah adame be and keyboard tichemalekalachalehu

[@zarenew3250]

That’s it?! How dare you forget so and so as the most distinguished figures in Ethiopian modern music? You ignored so many of them. What’s your motive? I wonder what your Episode 2 was about!

[@zoyacell5483]

etiopamusik

[@siwadedumelyayet474]

Tilahun wunet new minim alnebrewim shantawin yizo bicha ke andua set bet wede lela new.actually thanks god with ali Alamudin if not he would have been a homeless.but this girl roman is a noble women.. Let me pin point when tilahun was bedridden the final day's most of his friend's abandoned him..

[@bertadegu2412]

antonie lindeley shame of you , if you talk about ethiopia music legnde ethiopian muslim artiste legnde dr ,, ali birra , mahmoud ahemed ,, mohamed twel many others firset you are from island jamica or from carebean island you blame you thinek believe you are ethiopian but you are not even as touriset you invite ethiopian christian musian the fact ethiopia have many muslim musian by know you visted ethiopia you see ethiopia is a countrey 80 ethnic islam and christian majoretey the oromo witch they are muslim,,the rastapasta fail when they say we are ethiopian but they are not ethiopian even haileslsae he did not give them citzen fderal new ethiopia gave as forihghner card to travel jamica very few rastapasta a life mostofthem dead,,