Getachew Mekuria, The Ex, Guests – Moa Anbessa
- Label
- Terp Records
- Catalog #
- AS-11-lp
- Format
- Vinyl, Album
- Released
- 2009
- Listen
- YouTube video
- Source
- Imported from Discogs (data quality: Needs Vote). Often incomplete, help improve it. How this was imported.
Tracklist
| A1 | Ethiopia Hagere Written By – Frew Hailu (Based On) Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (as Jeroen 'Ato Asa' Visser) (Jottem, Wormerveer), Dolf Planteijdt (Jottem, Wormerveer) Lyrics · ግጥም – The Ex (Title: Shop Drop) | 6:30 |
| A2 | Sethed Seketelat Written By – Tilahun Gessesse (as Tilahoun Gessesse) (Based On A Song Known By), Gezahegan Desta (as Gezahegn Desta) Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (as Jeroen 'Ato Asa' Visser) (Jottem, Wormerveer), Dolf Planteijdt (Jottem, Wormerveer) Lyrics · ግጥም – The Ex (Title: What Is The Heart) | 4:30 |
| A3 | Eywat Setenafegagn Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (Live) | 5:05 |
| A4 | Aymotche Terabu / Shemonmwanaye Written By – Nuru Wondafrash (Aymotche Terabu Based On A Traditional Tune) Performer – Cor Fuhler Keyboards – Cor Fuhler Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (Live) Lyrics · ግጥም – The Ex (Title: Wax And Gold) | 8:25 |
| B5 | Musicawi Silt Written By – Girma Beyene (Based On) Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (as Jeroen 'Ato Asa' Visser) (Jottem, Wormerveer), Dolf Planteijdt (Jottem, Wormerveer) | 4:22 |
| B6 | Che Belew Shellela Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (as Jeroen 'Ato Asa' Visser) (Jottem, Wormerveer), Dolf Planteijdt (Jottem, Wormerveer) | 4:50 |
| B7 | Tezeta Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (Live) | 4:16 |
| B8 | Tezalegn Yetentu Performer – Cor Fuhler Keyboards – Cor Fuhler Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (as Jeroen 'Ato Asa' Visser) (Jottem, Wormerveer), Dolf Planteijdt (Jottem, Wormerveer) Written By – Yohannes Afework (as Afewerk Yohannis) (Based On) | 6:20 |
| B9 | Aha Begena Arrangement · ቅንብር – Police Band (Based On And Arrangement By), Ayalew Mesfin (Based On And Arrangement By) Recording Engineer – Jeroen Visser (Live) | 6:30 |
Album credits
Photography – Ato Asa (Photos), Bertrand Lasseguette (Photos, Cover), Kevin Saborit (Page 16, 17), Leul Mekonnen (Photos), Fred Lorident (Page 15), Nick Helderman (Page 24, 25, 26), Emma Fischer (Page 14, Top), Malgorzata Haduch (Page 22, 23), Andy Moor (Back-cover, Page 18, 19, 27)
Notes
Recorded April 3-4, 2006 at Jottem, Wormerveer, Holland. Mixed & mastered at Fishing Bakery Labs in Zurich, Switzerland. Tracks A-3, A-4, B-3 and B-5 recorded live April 8, 2006, in the Grand Mix, Tourcoing, France. LP cut at Dance International Media, Zeeland, The Netherlands. Pressed by Disco-Press, Herk-de-Stad, Belgium. The Getatchew historic photos come from this own photo-album. All melodies based on traditional tunes. A-1. Based on a song by Frew Hailu. A-2. Based on a song known from Tilahoun Gessesse. A-3. Based on a Sudanese traditional song. A-4. Aynotche Terabu based on a traditional tune by Nuru Wondafrash of the Imperial Bodyguard Band. Shemonmwanaye is a traditional song from Wollo. B-1. Based on a piece by the Wallias band. B-2. Based on a traditional horseman's war-chant. B-3. Based on a traditional Ethiopian scale, the ultimate blues. B-4. Based on a song by Tilahoun Gessesse. B-5. Based on a Wollo traditional in an arrangement by the Police Band and Ayalew Mesfin. ©2006 Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Guests ℗+©2009 Terp Records Made in the EU Packaging: Picture sleeve including a magazine with an interview, history and lots of historic and recent live photos.