Aster Aweke

Thank you very much! So warm and familiar sound. Looking forward to more Ethiopian nuggets.

I am not sure if the image you posted corresponds to the tracks you shared.

thank you for sharing. have not visited for some time due to tapes not being posted as often. one of my favorite aweke tapes.

my friend transliterated everything from his tape. there might be some errors. i think you have side a and b switched.

side a (your side b)
1) ቢቀር ሰውነትህ ጅንዬው
2) ወንፈት ሙሉ ሎሚ
3) ገና ለገና
4) ጠይም ዘለግ ያለ
5) ካቡ ተንዶብኝ

side b (your side a)
1) አመለኛው ቤቴ
2) ባይኔ ሙሉ
3) አይገኝ ከመንደር
4) አይራ እላለሁ
5) ይቅር ብዬሃለሁ

bonus “live” vids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2YMlSV1BGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5sOYkzEsmY

this site has a few great aweke tapes (some really not so great one’s as well. just have to skip around to find the older tapes) i’ve downloaded the good tracks here:

http://www.zefen.com/listen.php?artist=aster-aweke&album=collection

https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=kZLRebZC5ItJoHLxcS2E5iuUuU9A7IzCjsk

my favorite tape is labeled “ASTER AWEKE 2”

Here’s a track from the “ASTER AWEKE 2” tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdDHGWhRBRc

this seems to be tape 3 of the possible 5 tapes she released on kaifa:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ethcovers/4910262575/

1st was grey acoustic: https://awesometapes.com/aster-aweke/

2 tapes with wubishet fiessha

http://mitmitta.tumblr.com/post/6535958744/aster-aweke-wubishet-fisseha-did-two-albums

“ASTER AWEKE 2” from the zefen site and one other one? or at least this is what a friend and myself have been able to find on the web.

i think her other good tapes were released on electra.

btw, have you seen Cultural Ethiopian Music youtube channel?

https://www.youtube.com/user/noweh100/videos

they’re one of my all time favorite youtube channels. they share a ton of great older tapes (including some incredible aweke tapes. better quality than the link i sent earlier as well. not featured in the link i sent earlier is an incredible tape with walias band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4rE9vfhG_Y ) . i get almost all of my music exclusively from people sharing their collections on youtube these days.

sorry for the long winded comment. very happy to see you’re back, and i hope you have more gems to share.

i’ve been especially interested in tapes from east africa….

Thanks for the great links! I’m a fellow Aster Aweke fan… especially her early stuff. I recently bought a copy of her album with Wubishet Fisseha and digitized it. The last two tracks were unlistenable and there was some warping… but overall it was a good purchase. I’m happy to share it if anyone is interested.

Hello Brendan: I would like very much to listen the album you mentioned of Aster Aweke with Fisseha. My email address is errol.montes@upr.edu. I have a radio program in Puerto Rico and Aster Aweke is one of my favorites of all times…. Thanks.

Hi Errol, I sent these last night… hope you enjoy them!

Hi Brendan,

I would like to hear your tape. My email is clasguitar564@gmail.com . Does it feature this song?

http://mitmitta.tumblr.com/post/6535958744/aster-aweke-wubishet-fisseha-did-two-albums

The other tape they did together (forgot to link it in my previous comment) was posted by Youtube user Getu Negash (they have a ton of other great songs as well)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJCZrdGYy8k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlmPVmeYt-E

Also, be sure to check out this link (see my comment above for more info)

https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=kZLRebZC5ItJoHLxcS2E5iuUuU9A7IzCjsk

“ASTER AWEKE 2” is one of my all time favorite tapes.

Hi, I just sent it to you. Yes, “Gum Gum” is track 6. I tried to find Aster Aweke 2 but couldn’t figure out which one you were referencing!

for me ..too
to please brendan,

amyjemal@gmail.com

Brendan! I’m a bit late to the party here, but I’d love to hear your Aster Aweke tape. My email is blackee.likes.maps@gmail.com

Hello Brendan, sorry I’m also very late to this but I’d love a copy of that tape. I have the song gum gum but that’s the only track I have from that album.
Thank you very much!
Will will.newsome@gmail.com

Beautiful beautiful. Thanks for sharing this music!

Hi Brendan-

I would also love a copy! My email is:
artunderthelid@gmail.com
THANK YOU for this kind offer!

Scott

Hi Brendan I would love to hear that tape! My email is jakaboski@gmail.com, love Jack x

Hi Brendan – is too late to get a copy? Just in case, my email is
finvarra2534@gmail.com
Thanks and take care!

Hi Brendan, I would also love to hear this Aweke tape if you are still sending links, I just discovered her on Awesome tapes and LOVE.
Many thanks to you,

Mathew

What a great album! Is it possible to buy a copy? I’ve just found your site and don’t quite get it yet :-)

this one we haven’t licensed so therefore we aren’t selling it but you can dl here

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bora reply

December 6, 2016 at 7:24 pm

beautiful
Ludvig Köhler reply

December 10, 2016 at 3:40 am

Thank you very much! So warm and familiar sound. Looking forward to more Ethiopian nuggets.
Errol Montes-Pizarroreply

December 19, 2016 at 7:28 pm

I am not sure if the image you posted corresponds to the tracks you shared.
ericreply

December 25, 2016 at 3:20 pm

thank you for sharing. have not visited for some time due to tapes not being posted as often. one of my favorite aweke tapes.

my friend transliterated everything from his tape. there might be some errors. i think you have side a and b switched.

side a (your side b)
1) ቢቀር ሰውነትህ ጅንዬው
2) ወንፈት ሙሉ ሎሚ
3) ገና ለገና
4) ጠይም ዘለግ ያለ
5) ካቡ ተንዶብኝ

side b (your side a)
1) አመለኛው ቤቴ
2) ባይኔ ሙሉ
3) አይገኝ ከመንደር
4) አይራ እላለሁ
5) ይቅር ብዬሃለሁ

bonus “live” vids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2YMlSV1BGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5sOYkzEsmY

this site has a few great aweke tapes (some really not so great one’s as well. just have to skip around to find the older tapes) i’ve downloaded the good tracks here:

http://www.zefen.com/listen.php?artist=aster-aweke&album=collection

https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=kZLRebZC5ItJoHLxcS2E5iuUuU9A7IzCjsk

my favorite tape is labeled “ASTER AWEKE 2”

Here’s a track from the “ASTER AWEKE 2” tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdDHGWhRBRc

this seems to be tape 3 of the possible 5 tapes she released on kaifa:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ethcovers/4910262575/

1st was grey acoustic: https://awesometapes.com/aster-aweke/

2 tapes with wubishet fiessha

http://mitmitta.tumblr.com/post/6535958744/aster-aweke-wubishet-fisseha-did-two-albums

“ASTER AWEKE 2” from the zefen site and one other one? or at least this is what a friend and myself have been able to find on the web.

i think her other good tapes were released on electra.

btw, have you seen Cultural Ethiopian Music youtube channel?

https://www.youtube.com/user/noweh100/videos

they’re one of my all time favorite youtube channels. they share a ton of great older tapes (including some incredible aweke tapes. better quality than the link i sent earlier as well. not featured in the link i sent earlier is an incredible tape with walias band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4rE9vfhG_Y ) . i get almost all of my music exclusively from people sharing their collections on youtube these days.

sorry for the long winded comment. very happy to see you’re back, and i hope you have more gems to share.

i’ve been especially interested in tapes from east africa….
- Brendanreply
  
  January 7, 2017 at 12:36 pm
  
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  In reply to: eric
  
  Thanks for the great links! I’m a fellow Aster Aweke fan… especially her early stuff. I recently bought a copy of her album with Wubishet Fisseha and digitized it. The last two tracks were unlistenable and there was some warping… but overall it was a good purchase. I’m happy to share it if anyone is interested.
  - Errol Montes-Pizarroreply
    
    January 7, 2017 at 7:56 pm
    
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    In reply to: Brendan
    
    Hello Brendan: I would like very much to listen the album you mentioned of Aster Aweke with Fisseha. My email address is errol.montes@upr.edu. I have a radio program in Puerto Rico and Aster Aweke is one of my favorites of all times…. Thanks.
    - Brendanreply
      
      January 8, 2017 at 9:52 am
      
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      In reply to: Errol Montes-Pizarro
      
      Hi Errol, I sent these last night… hope you enjoy them!
      - Errol Montes-Pizarro
        
        January 8, 2017 at 9:59 am
        
        –
        
        In reply to: Brendan
        
        Thanks Brendan…..
  - ericreply
    
    January 10, 2017 at 5:07 pm
    
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    In reply to: Brendan
    
    Hi Brendan,
    
    I would like to hear your tape. My email is clasguitar564@gmail.com . Does it feature this song?
    
    http://mitmitta.tumblr.com/post/6535958744/aster-aweke-wubishet-fisseha-did-two-albums
    
    The other tape they did together (forgot to link it in my previous comment) was posted by Youtube user Getu Negash (they have a ton of other great songs as well)
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJCZrdGYy8k
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlmPVmeYt-E
    
    Also, be sure to check out this link (see my comment above for more info)
    
    https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code=kZLRebZC5ItJoHLxcS2E5iuUuU9A7IzCjsk
    
    “ASTER AWEKE 2” is one of my all time favorite tapes.
    - Brendanreply
      
      January 14, 2017 at 10:39 am
      
      –
      
      In reply to: eric
      
      Hi, I just sent it to you. Yes, “Gum Gum” is track 6. I tried to find Aster Aweke 2 but couldn’t figure out which one you were referencing!
      - amy
        
        January 22, 2017 at 9:06 pm
        
        –
        
        In reply to: Brendan
        
        for me ..too
        to please brendan,
        
        amyjemal@gmail.com
  - o v e r t h e n e s treply
    
    April 23, 2017 at 12:22 pm
    
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    In reply to: Brendan
    
    Brendan! I’m a bit late to the party here, but I’d love to hear your Aster Aweke tape. My email is blackee.likes.maps@gmail.com
  - William Smithreply
    
    September 8, 2017 at 8:45 am
    
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    In reply to: Brendan
    
    Hello Brendan, sorry I’m also very late to this but I’d love a copy of that tape. I have the song gum gum but that’s the only track I have from that album.
    Thank you very much!
    Will will.newsome@gmail.com
Heidireply

January 3, 2017 at 7:00 am

Beautiful beautiful. Thanks for sharing this music!
Scottreply

January 26, 2017 at 11:59 am

Hi Brendan-

I would also love a copy! My email is:
artunderthelid@gmail.com
THANK YOU for this kind offer!

Scott
Jackreply

May 7, 2017 at 4:41 am

Hi Brendan I would love to hear that tape! My email is jakaboski@gmail.com, love Jack x
myrrhreply

April 16, 2018 at 1:53 pm

Hi Brendan – is too late to get a copy? Just in case, my email is
finvarra2534@gmail.com
Thanks and take care!
Mathewreply

May 20, 2018 at 10:03 pm

Hi Brendan, I would also love to hear this Aweke tape if you are still sending links, I just discovered her on Awesome tapes and LOVE.
Many thanks to you,

Mathew
Nicolereply

June 28, 2019 at 11:19 am

What a great album! Is it possible to buy a copy? I’ve just found your site and don’t quite get it yet :-)
- Brian Shimkovitzreply
  
  July 8, 2019 at 2:33 am
  
  –
  
  In reply to: Nicole
  
  this one we haven’t licensed so therefore we aren’t selling it but you can dl here

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