Gétatchèw Mèkurya

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Tezeta 04:12 Tools
Antchi hoyé 03:50 Tools
Ambassèl 05:44 Tools
Shellela 05:12 Tools
Yèné hassab gwadègna 05:34 Tools
Almaz Yeharerwa 05:44 Tools
Akalé wubé 04:11 Tools
Shellèla 05:11 Tools
Shèmonmwanayé 05:35 Tools
Muziqa heywèté 03:09 Tools
Aynotché tèrabu 04:35 Tools
Gèdamay 03:50 Tools
Shellèla bèsaxophone 02:42 Tools
Aha gèdawo 04:50 Tools
Aha Gedawo 04:49 Tools
Yègènèt muziqa 04:32 Tools
Almaz yèharèrwa 03:49 Tools
Gofere/Antchi Hoye 07:10 Tools
Eywat Setenafegagn 05:05 Tools
Cofèré / Antichi hoyé 07:09 Tools
Gofèré/Antchi Hoyé 00:00 Tools
Musicawi silt 07:07 Tools
Gofere / antchi hoyé 07:07 Tools
Ethiopia hagere 06:30 Tools
Sethed Seketelat 06:02 Tools
Che belew shellela 04:50 Tools
Aynamaye nesh 05:55 Tools
Tezalegn yetentu 06:02 Tools
Aha Begena 06:30 Tools
Aynotche Terabu / Shemonmwanaye 07:09 Tools
Musicawa Silt 06:02 Tools
Gofere Antchi Hoye 03:25 Tools
Gofèré - Antchi hoyé 07:09 Tools
Cofere Antichi Hoye 07:09 Tools
Bati 02:22 Tools
Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol. 5 07:09 Tools
Cofere / Antichi Hoye 07:09 Tools
Yègènèt muziqa 07:09 Tools
Yégènèt Muziqa 04:33 Tools
Gofèré / Antchi Hoyé 07:09 Tools
Aha gèdawo 04:33 Tools
Muziqa heywèté 04:33 Tools
Ambassèl 07:09 Tools
Yegenet Muzioa 04:33 Tools
Shellèla 07:09 Tools
Ene Eskemot Derese 04:10 Tools
Aynoche Terabu / Shemonmwanaye 08:15 Tools
Aynotche Teralou/Shemonmwanaye 07:09 Tools
Almaz yèharèrwa 02:22 Tools
Che Beleus Shellela 07:09 Tools
Aynamayc Nesh 07:09 Tools
Yegna Mushera 07:09 Tools
Antchi hoyé 02:22 Tools
Tezalegn Yetenta 02:22 Tools
Akalé wubé 02:22 Tools
Bertukane / Yematebela Wof / Shegitu 02:22 Tools
Antchihoye 02:22 Tools
Muzioa Heywete 02:22 Tools
Bati (2011 Recording) 02:22 Tools
Aynotché tèrabu 08:15 Tools
Cofèré - Antichi Hoyé 08:15 Tools
Shèmonmwanayé 08:15 Tools
Coferé / Antichi hoyé 02:22 Tools
Aynotcheterabu 02:22 Tools
Gèdamay 08:15 Tools
Yèné Hassab Gwadègna 08:15 Tools
Muziqa Heyweté 02:22 Tools
Shellèla bèsaxophone 08:15 Tools
Almaz Men Eda New 08:15 Tools
Zerafewa / Eregedawo 08:15 Tools
Shilela 08:15 Tools
(afr.ethiopiques) Amharic Geta 08:15 Tools
Yene Hasab Gwadegna 08:15 Tools
Abbay Abbay / Yene Ayal 08:15 Tools
Yčgčnčt Muziqa 08:15 Tools
Gofere / Antchi Hoye 08:15 Tools
Shellelle 08:15 Tools
Shellčla 08:15 Tools
Akalewube 08:15 Tools
Lale Guma (Aha Begena) 08:15 Tools
Yegenet Musica 08:15 Tools
Aha Gedawo - Alternative Version 08:15 Tools
Shčmonmwanayé 08:15 Tools
Gétatchèw Mèkurya - Akalé Wubé 04:11 Tools
GofèréAntchi Hoyé 08:15 Tools
Aha Gčdawo 08:15 Tools
Yčné hassab gwadčgna 08:15 Tools
Yègènèt Muziqua 04:11 Tools
Ambassčl 08:15 Tools
Muziqua Heywèté 04:11 Tools
Yaf Zemed Mech Teffa (From Hinge Perspective) 04:11 Tools
Ambassel - Alternative Version 04:11 Tools
Muziqa Heywčté 08:15 Tools
Gčdamay 08:15 Tools
Aynotché Tčrabu 08:15 Tools
Yиgиnиt muziqa 04:11 Tools
Almaz Yčharčwa 04:11 Tools
Shellčla Bčsaxophone 04:11 Tools
Bati - Alternative Version 04:11 Tools
shellиla 04:11 Tools
Almaz Yeharewa 07:09 Tools
Ambassel - Alternative Version 2 07:09 Tools
Antichi Hoyé 07:09 Tools
Aha gиdawo 04:11 Tools
Gofčré/Antchi Hoyé 07:09 Tools
Cofèré - Antichi Hoyé 07:09 Tools
Shellelle / Fukera - Alternative Version 07:09 Tools
Getatchew Mekurya - Shellela 07:09 Tools
Ethiopiques vol. 14 - Gétatchèw Mèkurya - Negus of Ethiopian sax - (Complete) 07:09 Tools
Almaz Yehererwa 07:09 Tools
Tezeta - Getatchew Mekurya 07:09 Tools
Yegenet Muziqua 04:10 Tools
Antchi hoyй 07:09 Tools
Ambassиl 04:10 Tools
Antchi Hoy? 04:10 Tools
Negus Of Ethiopian 04:10 Tools
Getatchew Mekurya - Antchi Hoye 04:10 Tools
01 - Yegenet Muziqa 04:10 Tools
Ethiopiques vol. 14 - Gétatchèw Mèkurya - Negus of Ethiopian sax - (Complete) 04:10 Tools
Aynotche terabu/Shemonmwanaye 08:15 Tools
ethiopiques vol.14 - 11 - akalé wubé 04:10 Tools
Shиmonmwanayй 08:15 Tools
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Gétatchèw Mèkurya (Amharic: ጌታቸው መኩሪያ) (14 March 1935 – 4 April 2016) was an Ethiopian jazz saxophonist. Mèkurya was born in Yifat, Ethiopia. He began his musical studies on traditional Ethiopian instruments such as the krar and the masenqo, and later moved on to the saxophone and clarinet. Upon reaching adolescence, he began his professional career in 1949 as a part of the Municipality Band in Addis Ababa. In 1955 he joined the house band at Addis' Haile Selassie I Theatre, and in 1965 joined the famous Police Orchestra. He was also one of the first musicians to record an instrumental version of shellela, a genre of traditional Ethiopian vocal music sung by warriors before going into battle. Mekurya took the shellela tradition seriously, often appearing onstage in a warrior's animal-skin tunic and lion's mane headdress. He continued to refine his instrumental shellela style, recording an entire album in 1970, Negus of Ethiopian Sax, released on Philips Ethiopia during the heyday of the Ethiojazz movement. Mekurya continued to work alongside many of the biggest orchestras in the Ethiopian capital, accompanying renowned singers Alemayehu Eshete, Hirut Beqele, and Ayalew Mesfin. Recent career, collaborations with The Ex and others Mekurya reached an international audience when his album Negus of Ethiopian Sax was re-released as part of the Ethiopiques CD series. Mekurya's playing style has been compared to free jazz, but developed in isolation from it during the early 1950s. Mekurya has said he is unfamiliar with either Ornette Coleman or Albert Ayler. Dutch avant-garde/punk band The Ex caught the ears of Mekurya, and he invited them to play with him, which they did from 2004 on. Mekurya asked the Ex to be the backup band for his 2006 album, Moa Anbessa. The Ex and Mekurya toured The Netherlands, Belgium and France together in 2006 and 2007, and then the United States in 2008 and Canada in 2009. Mèkurya has added his distinctive sound to collaborations with numerous other contemporary artists, including British Tamil singer Susheela Raman and Boston jazz ensemble Either/Orchestra. He lived in Addis Ababa, and regularly performed at the Sunset Bar at the Sheraton Addis. Discography "Shellela" 45rpm single (late 1950s) Ethiopiques Volume 14: Negus of Ethiopian Sax (recorded in 1970, originally released on Philips Ethiopia in 1972) Ethiopiques Volume 20: Either/Orchestra Live in Addis (Mekuria appears on the track "Shellella") (recorded in 2004) Moa Anbessa (with The Ex and other guests) (2006) Gétatchèw Mèkurya & The Ex + Guests [DVD, Ethiosonic/Buda Musique] (2007) Y'Anbessaw Tezeta (with the Ex and Friends, 2012) The Rough Guide to the Music of Ethiopia (2012, World Music Network) Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Friends Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.