Eténèsh Wassié

Eténèsh Wassié (born 1971) is an Azmari and renowned Ethio-jazz singer from Ethiopia.

Eténèsh Wassié
Background information
Born1971
Gondar
GenresEthio-jazz
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsBuda Musique
Associated actsMathieu Sourisseau
Websitehttps://eteneshwassie.wixsite.com/eteneshmusic

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.[1] 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 together 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
  1. "Duo Etenesh Wassie et Mathieu Sourisseau".
  2. The rough guide to world music. Broughton, Simon,, Ellingham, Mark,, Lusk, Jon,, Clark, Duncan (Duncan Antony) (3rd ed ed.). London: Rough Guides. 2006. p. 114. ISBN 1-84353-551-3. OCLC 76761811.CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: extra text (link)
  3. "Etenesh Wassie Trio - (Ethiopia/France) - WOMEX". www.womex.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  4. "Etenesh Wassie". www.rebelbase.be. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  5. à 15h22, Par Annabelle MartellaLe 16 mars 2018 (2018-03-16). "Seine-Saint-Denis : le festival Banlieues Bleues, c'est parti !". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. "20 ans d'Éthiopiques, le groove d'Addis-Abeba". RFI Musique (in French). 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  7. "Le Tigre des Platanes fait ses griffes à Africolor". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  8. "Belo Belo - Buda Musique". www.budamusique.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  9. "Yene Alem - Buda Musique". www.budamusique.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  10. "Masked beatmaker Ozferti creates his own trip in 'Hagir Fikir'". PAM - Pan African Music. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

Eténèsh Wassié on Spotify

QWANQWA feat. Etenesh Wassie - Ambassel

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