Eténèsh Wassié | |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Gondar, Ethiopia |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Labels | Buda Musique |
Website |
eteneshwassie |
Eténèsh Wassié (born 1971) is an Ethiopian jazz singer, renowned for her collaborative approach to music and performance.
Wassié was born in 1971 in Gondar to an Ethiopian Orthodox family. [1] She began performing in the 1990s in Addis Ababa in azmaribèt - a crossover between cabaret and the Azmari vocal tradition. [1] She is renowned for singing in Amharic and is a leading blues singer in Addis Ababa where she lives. [2]
In 2007 Wassié began a collaboration with Mathieu Sourisseau, which fused her knowledge of traditional music and his jazz guitar, [3] known as Ethio-jazz. [4] She performed at Seine-Saint Denis Festival in 2018, celebrating twenty years of Éthiopiques. [5] [6]
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Eténèsh Wassié | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Gondar, Ethiopia |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Labels | Buda Musique |
Website |
eteneshwassie |
Eténèsh Wassié (born 1971) is an Ethiopian jazz singer, renowned for her collaborative approach to music and performance.
Wassié was born in 1971 in Gondar to an Ethiopian Orthodox family. [1] She began performing in the 1990s in Addis Ababa in azmaribèt - a crossover between cabaret and the Azmari vocal tradition. [1] She is renowned for singing in Amharic and is a leading blues singer in Addis Ababa where she lives. [2]
In 2007 Wassié began a collaboration with Mathieu Sourisseau, which fused her knowledge of traditional music and his jazz guitar, [3] known as Ethio-jazz. [4] She performed at Seine-Saint Denis Festival in 2018, celebrating twenty years of Éthiopiques. [5] [6]
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