Under African Skies: Ethiopia

Under African Skies: Ethiopia (1989)

N/A 58 min Movie
DocumentaryMusic

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.

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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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