Amha Eshete

Amha Eshete

Despite a 1948 Imperial edict banning the distribution of Ethiopian pop music, Amha Eshete launched a record label, Amha Records, and released 103 singles and a dozen albums by Ethiopian artists between 1969 and 1975. In addition to making Ethiopian music known throughout the world, Eshete helped to spark a modern period of creativity in his homeland. During an interview in the early '90s, Eshete said "I had a gut feeling that it was the right thing to do. I took the risk." The governmental resistance against Eshete's efforts ultimately proved insurmountable. By the mid-'90s, Eshete had immigrated to the United States.

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Amha Eshete Movies

  • 1989
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    Under African Skies: Ethiopia

    Under African Skies: Ethiopia

    1 1989 HD

    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...

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  • 2017
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    Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul

    Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul

    9 2017 HD

    The story of how the Western world was first introduced to the musical history of Ethiopia, through the `Ethiopiques' CDs and the mastermind behind...

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  • 2024
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    TEZETA

    TEZETA

    1 2024 HD

    Modern Ethiopian big band orchestra music finds its unlikely origins in the royal adoption of 40 Jerusalem orphans of the Armenian Genocide by...

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