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Under African Skies: Ethiopia
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Under African Skies: Ethiopia

Jan 1, 1989
0h 58m
★ 0.0

Overview

First aired on TV on the BBC Two on 29 September 1989, this second episode of the documentary series "Under African Skies", a grand project aimed at presenting the rich diversity of contemporary African music of those days and known for its unforgettable memento "A celebration of the new sounds of a continent. " traverses the nostalgic roots and the euphoric contours of Ethiopian music of the '80s.

Genres

Documentary
Music

Cast

Aster Aweke

Aster Aweke

Afewerk Tekle

Afewerk Tekle

Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin

Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin

Amha Eshete

Amha Eshete

Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Astatke

Alemayehu Eshete

Alemayehu Eshete

Giovanni Rico

Giovanni Rico

Mahmoud Ahmed

Mahmoud Ahmed

Hailu Mergia

Hailu Mergia

Ali (Tango) Abdella Kaifa

Ali (Tango) Abdella Kaifa

Abebech Derara

Abebech Derara

Abate Mekuria

Abate Mekuria

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