This rare cassette from Tigray, Eritrea, which is part of a long series from the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front, was “found in Muna’s grandma’s closet.” I received it from Palm Wine, Italy, who asked that I note it’s origin. Although the sound quality is not great—even by this site’s meager standards—the tape is musically and historically fascinating so I thought I’d share.
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Nice one.
I m happy you decided to share this. really beautiful music
I think you meant Tigray, Ethiopia not Eritrea.
dear aaron,
tigray= both ethiopia and eritrea
awesome, just awesome. thanks mate. this is my christmas present from the internet.
keep up the good work.
thank you
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Brian, I’m happy to see you decided to post the tape, also happy to see comments of appreciation. greetings from Palm Wine, I have more eritrean tape to discover, soon
cheers!
PW
Thank you for a great blog!
Check another tape from the same serie here: http://palm-wine.blogspot.com/2009/12/another-tape-from-tigray-90-tigrean.html
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thanks thanks
sergio,Argentina
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Bruce W
This is music from northern Ethiopia not from Eritrea. The TPLF is the liberation front which is ruling Ethiopia since 1991. The Eritreans had a similar liberation movement the EPLF which also had a cultural troup like the TPLF.
TPLF is Ethiopian. Tigray is region in Ethiopia.
TPLF was an organization in Tigray, Ethiopia.
Eritrea had it’s own organization called EPLF.
Tigray/Ethiopia = TPLF (Tigray Peoples Liberation Front)
Eritrea = EPLF (Eritrea Peoples Liberation Front)
thanks! this is going to be played on free radio olympia, 98.5fm, streaming live at frolympia.org