Under African Skies: Ethiopia

Overview

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.

Cast

Aster Aweke

Afewerk Tekle

Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin

Amha Eshete

Mulatu Astatke

Alemayehu Eshete

Giovanni Rico

Mahmoud Ahmed

Hailu Mergia

Ali (Tango) Abdella Kaifa

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Abebech Derara

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Abate Mekuria