Ethiopian Superstar Gigi Releases New Album
Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibawbaw, one of Ethiopia’s best-known singers, is releasing her latest album Mesgana Ethiopia on October 19th through MOD Technologies, the label founded by Grammy-winner Bill Laswell (who has collaborated with countless legends from Mick Jagger to Laurie Anderson to Tony Williams). This release features Gigi singing her original songs mixed with some Ethiopian [...]
Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibawbaw, one of Ethiopia’s best-known singers, is releasing her latest album Mesgana Ethiopia on October 19th through MOD Technologies, the label founded by Grammy-winner Bill Laswell (who has collaborated with countless legends from Mick Jagger to Laurie Anderson to Tony Williams). This release features Gigi singing her original songs mixed with some Ethiopian traditional tunes – all sung in Amaharic – bridging African styles, Reggae, Dub, Avant-Funk,/Jazz, World Beat, Trance, and Ambient music.
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can’t wait!
You truly Ethiopian, come on I can’t wait with your lovely voice.
It is a live recored dear people I don’t know why they didn’t mention that.
Sorry about this confusion. It got some new songs though.
Hope you will like it.
One love.
We love uu
Gigi the best singer ever.
vary ammzege talent
No doubt that she is extraordinary singer! But the one song that I heared sound more of the old type. Hope the others will defy my pessimist perception.
micky
Could she at least release a single or stm…