Ethiopiques, Vol. 21: Ethiopia Song

Ethiopiques, Vol. 21: Ethiopia Song
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If the listener did not have the CD cover handy, it would be difficult to guess who this artist is or where she hails from. Emahoy TseguÃˆ-Maryam GuÃˆbrou was born into a prominent literary Ethiopian family in 1923 and partly educated in Europe. The lovely young girl studied piano and violin but political vicissitudes in her homeland led to an unsettled and peripatetic youth. Dispirited by events in her life, she found consolation in religion and became a nun. Although dedicated to teaching at an orphanage, she nonetheless found time to create a series of slightly jazz-influenced, neo-classical pieces, many of which are showcased here. The material is culled from two LPs that were released in 1963, when she was 40 years of age. Meditations on bible themes and the beauties of nature were her favorite subjects and her compositions were often built around recognizably Ethiopian melodic structures. But they also reveal refracted shards of what would certainly be cited as influences if only it could be established she had ever heard the works of Count Basie, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, Abdullah Ibrahim and especially, Eric Satie. But ultimately, Sister GuÃˆbrou seems to be a lone reed -- but a very beautiful one. --Christina Roden
Country USA
Brand membran
Manufacturer Buda Musique
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber unknown
ReleaseDate 2006-02-14
UnitCount 1
Format Import
EANs 3341348601229

Country	USA
Brand	membran
Manufacturer	Buda Musique
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	unknown
ReleaseDate	2006-02-14
UnitCount	1
Format	Import
EANs	3341348601229

Ethiopiques, Vol. 21: Ethiopia Song

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