anthony: the azmari influenced ethiopian popular music too. the use of lyrical double meanings carried through into selassie s time. they called it swinging addis, a golden time between 1955 and 1974. before those fun-hating commies came and ruined everything. post world war ii, ethiopia was in the delirious thrall of american big band and swing groups like glenn miller, and against the backdrop of a traditional and official obsession with military marching bands you had the means and the will and the environment to make musical magic. and this man, mahmoud ahmed, has always been at the forefront.
Obituary: Alèmayèhu Eshèté (1941-2021)
songlines.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from songlines.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180930:05:20:15
archive.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archive.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
they called it swinging addis, a golden time between 1955 and 1974. before those fun-hating commies came and ruined everything. post world war ii, ethiopia was in the delirious thrall of american big band and swing groups like glenn miller, and against the backdrop of a traditional and official obsession with military marching bands you had the means and the will and the environment to make musical magic. and this man, mahmoud ahmed, has always been at the forefront. [ singing in amharic ]