I will start with Jacky Gosee, who is one of my favorite Amharic singers. He is the contemporary version of Teddy Afro. Teddy is in his own league almost as big as Atse Menelik himself. No doubt. That guy is legend. I appreciate his talent and contribution to the African arts and literature in general.
Amhara in general are gifted when it comes to poetry, music and production. Their craftsmanship and workmanship is of the highest caliper in my humble opinion.
Sela Bey is a great hit that infuses modern sounds of the West and various Amhara schools including Wollo, Gonder, Gojjam and Shewa. If you wish to know the differences, feel free to read my anthropological work on the Amhara music and culture: http://mereja.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85508&p=519322
That work has been saluted by the Ethiopian people (my work will become reference for many Amhara themselves):
- Amhara gentlemanMaxi wrote:Hawdian, Well Done.
I am from one of those regions and I have to admit that you are well ahead me in understanding those regions.
Great work.
- Oromo gentlemandhabaa wrote:Hawdian: You are a smart Somali bro. I used to teach in Gode senior secondary school for about a year and half. ....what I have observed at the time was that the smartness of somali students was pretty impressive.
- Tigray gentleman (Wedi-Hizbi waxay tahay wiilka xisbiga/ururka tas oo ogala jedo ururka TPLF)wedi-hizbi wrote:damn hawdian smart man; you mastered the Abyssinian cultural differences in a short time, Your knowledge is more than the amharas themselves. one correction though, the teddy afro song about minilik is acutally is not from shewa, its done by a gonder eskista beat(fast drum eskista). shewas have their own minjar dance and tune mostly performed while doing a farm work.
this my favorite minjar(shewa) song. look how the men wear a big hat, and the women tuck their dress to their mekenet at their waist.
Jacky Gosee - Sela Bey
After this programme, my next one will be called "Why Eskista girls are more dignified than niiko ones - rather woman shakes her shoulders than her gigantic booty"
Ras Hawdian-----------Seek all knowledge especially the one in your backyard.
