Tigist Shibabaw

Tigist Shibabaw (1980 –January 2008) was an Ethiopian singer and one of the original members of the Harlem-based hip hop fusion band Bole2Harlem. She was born in Chagni, Ethiopia and she was the sister of singer Gigi.

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Tigist, and not as Shibabaw.
Tigist Shibabaw
Background information
Birth nameTigist Shibabaw
Born1980
OriginChagni, Ethiopia
DiedJanuary 2008 (aged 27–28)
Bahar Dar, Ethiopia
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2000–2008
LabelsPalm Pictures
Associated acts

Early life

Tigist was born and raised in Chagni, a small town in northwestern Ethiopia. She was one of ten siblings, born into a family of coffee farmers that relied on the local river for their harvest.[1] According to her sister Gigi, their household was always filled with entertainment; the children of the house were often recruited to entertain guests.[1]

Recording career

Tigist immigrated to the United States in 2000 to pursue a music career, joining her older sister Gigi who was already a globally acclaimed musician in her own right. Their father had initially forbidden Gigi from becoming an entertainer.[1]

Death

Tigist died at the age of twenty-eight in Bahar Dar, Ethiopia where she is said to have traveled on a spiritual journey shortly after she finished recording with Bole2Harlem. Details regarding the circumstances surrounding her death never emerged, including the exact date of her death. She was buried in Chagni, Ethiopia, the town where she was born, among family.[2]

Discography
ArtistAlbumLabelYear
GigiGigi[2][3]Palm Pictures2001
Jah Wobble and Bill LaswellRadioaxiom (A Dub Transmission)[2][4]Palm Pictures2001
Abyssinia InfiniteZion Roots[2][5]Network Medien2003
Mandeng EletrikMan:De.Ng Eletrik[2][6]Mulatta2004
Various artistsAfrican Dreams[7]Ellipsis Arts2004
GigiGold And Wax[2][8]Palm Pictures2006
Bole 2 HarlemVolume 1 [2][9]Sounds of the Mushroom2006
Various artistsUn Automne 2007[10]Les Inrockuptibles2007
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References
  1. "Ejigayehu Shibabaw Official Myspace". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. "Ethiopian Singer Tigist Shibabaw of Bole 2 Harlem Dies in Bahar Dar". 21 January 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. "Gigi". discogs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  4. "Radioaxiom – A Dub Transmission". discogs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  5. Zion Roots (credits) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  6. Man:De.Ng Eletrik (Credits) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  7. Compilation includes the track "Sheruru" by Tigist Shibabaw. "African Dreams". discogs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  8. "Gold And Wax". discogs. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  9. "Bole 2 Harlem – Volume 1". discogs. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  10. Compilation includes the track "Bole 2 Harlem" by Bole 2 Harlem. "Various – Un Automne 2007". discogs. Retrieved 6 January 2011.


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