Eténèsh Wassié Explained
| Eténèsh Wassié |
| Label: | Buda Musique |
| Birth Place: | Gondar, Ethiopia |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Associated Acts: | Mathieu Sourisseau |
Eténèsh Wassié (born 1971) is an Ethiopian jazz singer, renowned for her collaborative approach to music and performance.
Biography
Wassié was born in 1971 in Gondar to an Ethiopian Orthodox family.[1] She began performing in the 1990s in Addis Ababa in azmaribèt - a crossover between cabaret and the Azmari vocal tradition. She is renowned for singing in Amharic and is a leading blues singer in Addis Ababa where she lives.[2]
In 2007 Wassié began a collaboration with Mathieu Sourisseau, which fused her knowledge of traditional music and his jazz guitar,[3] known as Ethio-jazz.[4] She performed at Seine-Saint Denis Festival in 2018, celebrating twenty years of Éthiopiques.[5] [6]
Discography
- Zeraf! (2007, album with Le Tigre des Plantanes)[7]
- Belo Belo (2010, album with Mathieu Sourisseau)[8]
- Yene Alem (2018, album with Mathieu Sourisseau)[9]
- Hagir Fikir (2020, single with Ozferti)[10]
References
- Web site: Duo Etenesh Wassie et Mathieu Sourisseau.
- Book: The rough guide to world music. 2006. Rough Guides. Broughton, Simon,, Ellingham, Mark,, Lusk, Jon,, Clark, Duncan (Duncan Antony). 1-84353-551-3. 3rd. London. 114. 76761811.
- Web site: Etenesh Wassie Trio - (Ethiopia/France) - WOMEX. 2020-08-04. www.womex.com.
- Web site: Etenesh Wassie. 2020-08-04. www.rebelbase.be. en.
- Web site: à 15h22. Par Annabelle MartellaLe 16 mars 2018. 2018-03-16. Seine-Saint-Denis : le festival Banlieues Bleues, c'est parti !. 2020-08-04. leparisien.fr. fr-FR.
- Web site: 2018-04-13. 20 ans d'Éthiopiques, le groove d'Addis-Abeba. 2020-08-04. RFI Musique. fr.
- Web site: Le Tigre des Platanes fait ses griffes à Africolor. 2020-08-04. archive.wikiwix.com.
- Web site: Belo Belo - Buda Musique. 2020-08-04. www.budamusique.com.
- Web site: Yene Alem - Buda Musique. 2020-08-04. www.budamusique.com.
- Web site: 2020-03-03. Masked beatmaker Ozferti creates his own trip in 'Hagir Fikir'. 2020-08-04. PAM - Pan African Music. en-US.
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