Alemu Aga

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Abatatchen Hoy (Pater Noster) 03:32 Tools
Sele Genna 03:30 Tools
Tew Semagn Hagere 00:00 Tools
Sele Sene Fetret 03:30 Tools
Abatatchen Hoy 03:33 Tools
Sele Sene Seqlet 03:58 Tools
Yeemebetatchen Selamta 04:40 Tools
Abba Gragn Mote 05:46 Tools
Keto Ayqerem Motu 05:03 Tools
Dagem Metseat 03:57 Tools
Medinanna Zelesegna 10:02 Tools
Yebeguenna Derdera 06:26 Tools
Keto Aykerim Motu 00:00 Tools
ABA Gragn Mote 00:00 Tools
Sile Genna 00:00 Tools
Medina/Zelesegna 00:00 Tools
Selamta [The Creation] 00:00 Tools
Man Yimeramer? 00:00 Tools
Selé Senè Seqlèt (About the Crucifixion/De la Crucifixion) 00:00 Tools
Dagem Metseat (The Second Coming of the Lord/Le Seigneur Reviendra) 00:00 Tools
Yebägänna Dirdera 00:00 Tools
Man yemeramer ? 08:40 Tools
Tèw Semagn Hagèré 08:40 Tools
Abatatchin Hoy 03:33 Tools
The Sacred Names Of The Begenna 06:37 Tools
Alem Marefiya Nat (The World Is A Place To Rest) 04:25 Tools
man yemeramer 08:40 Tools
Hossana (Cry Of Praise And Adoration To God) 04:09 Tools
abatatchen hoy peter noster 03:33 Tools
Medinana Zelesegna 10:02 Tools
medinanna zelesegna medina and zelesegna 04:25 Tools
Ye Emebetatchin Selamta 04:40 Tools
Sile Sine Siklet 03:58 Tools
Tew Semagn Hagere Cher Concitoyen 10:02 Tools
Sile Sine Fitret 03:30 Tools
08- Sele sene fetret 03:58 Tools
Man Yimeramer 08:40 Tools
Dagim Mitseat 03:57 Tools
Selamta 03:33 Tools
Man Yemeramer? 03:58 Tools
Selè Gènna 03:57 Tools
Instrumental melody 01:48 Tools
Selé Senè Seqlèt 03:57 Tools
Fäbälähala 04:40 Tools
Abba Gran Motä 10:03 Tools
01- Abatatchen Hoy 06:25 Tools
Mädägäna Zäläsana Bätbaze 03:33 Tools
Yèbèguènna Derdèra (Instrumental) 06:25 Tools
04- YeEmebetatchen selamta 03:33 Tools
05- Keto ayqerem motu 01:48 Tools
02- Medinanna zelesegna 01:48 Tools
Yèbèguènna Derdèra 03:33 Tools
03- Tew semagn hagere 03:58 Tools
Selè Senè Fetrèt 03:58 Tools
Mèdinanna Zèlèsègna 01:48 Tools
07- Abba Gragn Mote 03:33 Tools
Alem Marefiya Nat (The World Is A Place Of Rest) 01:48 Tools
Alem Marefia Na'at (The World Is But a Place of Survival) 06:25 Tools
06- Sele sene seqlet 06:55 Tools
Man yemèramèr? 03:58 Tools
12- Yebeguenna derdera 03:58 Tools
Medinanna Zelesegna - Medina And Zelesegna 10:02 Tools
Hosanna (Cry Of Praise And Adoration To God) 10:02 Tools
Abatchen hoy 03:33 Tools
10- Sele Genna 10:03 Tools
11- Man yemeramer? 10:03 Tools
Mèdinanna Zèlèsègna (Médina and Zèlèsègna [sur la futilité de la vie]) 10:03 Tools
Selé Senè Seqlèt (De la Crucifixion) 03:58 Tools
YeEmebetatchen Selamta [The Creation] 06:25 Tools
Ethiopie 06:55 Tools
Tew Semagn Hagere - Cher Concitoyen 06:55 Tools
Dagem Metseat (The Second Coming of the Lord) 06:25 Tools
Selamta be Megrafia (Song of Praise Played With a Plectrum) 06:25 Tools
09- Dagem Metseat 10:03 Tools
Kèto Ayqèrem Motu 10:03 Tools
Selè Gènna (About Christmas/A Propos de Noël) 06:55 Tools
Medinanna zelesegna (Medina and Zelesegna) (About the futility of life) 06:25 Tools
Keto ayqerem motu (Thou Shalt not Remain from Death) 06:55 Tools
Tèw Semagn Hagèré (Ecoute, cher concitoyen) 06:55 Tools
Kèto Ayqèrem Motu (Tu N'échapperas Pas À La Mort) 10:03 Tools
YeEmebetatchen Selamta (About the Virgin Mary) 06:25 Tools
Tew semagn hagere (Listen to me my Fellow Countrymen) 06:25 Tools
Mèdinanna Zèlèsègna (About Futility of Life/Sur la Futilité de la Vie) 10:03 Tools
Mèdinana Zèlèsègna 06:25 Tools
Yebeguenna Derdera (Instrumental) 06:25 Tools
Yè Emèbétatchen Sèlamta (A propos de la Vierge Marie) 04:40 Tools
Dagem Metseat (Le seigneur reviendra) 03:57 Tools
Abatatchen Hoy - peter Noster 03:33 Tools
Sele sene fetret (About the Creation) 03:33 Tools
Abba Gragn Motè 03:57 Tools
Man Yemèramèr ? (Mais qui peut douter?) 03:33 Tools
Man Yemèramèr? (Who Can Qestion?/Mais Qui Peut Douter?) 03:33 Tools
Selè Gènna (A propos de Noël) 03:29 Tools
Abba Gragn Motè (La mort du Gaucher [Emperor Téwodros II]) 05:46 Tools
Sele sene seqlet (About the Crucifixion) 05:46 Tools
Sele Genna (About Christmas) 06:25 Tools
Alemu Aga - Abatatchen Hoy (Pater Noster) 04:40 Tools
YèEmèbétatchin Sèlamta 06:25 Tools
Selè Senè Fetrèt (De la création) 03:30 Tools
Kèto Ayqèrim Motu 05:03 Tools
Yebдgдnna Dirdera 06:25 Tools
Selй Senи Seqlиt (About the Crucifixion/De la Crucifixion) 03:57 Tools
Abba Gragn Mote (Death of the Left-handed Man [Emperor Tewodros II]) 03:57 Tools
Man yemeramer ? (Who can Question?) 06:25 Tools
Selè Senè Fetrèt (About the Creation/De la Création) 03:57 Tools
Yèemèbétatchen Sèlamta 06:25 Tools
Sele genna - Alemu Aga 03:30 Tools
Aba Gragn Motè 05:03 Tools
Abba Gragn Motè (Death of the Left-Handed Man/La Mort du Gaucher [Empe] 06:25 Tools
Yebägänna Dirdera 06:25 Tools
Abatachin - Live in Frankfurt 06:25 Tools
Alayenim - Live in Bonn 06:25 Tools
Kèto Ayqèrem Motu (Thou Shalt Not Remain from Death/Tu ...) 06:25 Tools
Ambasel 06:25 Tools
Yèemèbétatchen Sèlamta (About the Virigin Mary/A Propos de la ...) 06:25 Tools
Yè Emèbétatchen Sèlamta 06:25 Tools
Pater Noster (Abatatchen Hoy) 06:25 Tools
Medina Zelesegna - Live in Geneve 06:25 Tools
Tèw Semagn Hagèré (Listen to Me My Fellow Countryman/Écoute, Cher ...) 06:25 Tools
Keto Aikerim Motu - Live in Münster 06:25 Tools
Medina And Zelesegna (Medinanna Zelesegna) 06:25 Tools
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Alemu Aga (b. 1950) is an Ethiopian musician and singer, a master of the bèguèna. Born in Entotta, near Addis Ababa, Alemu became interested in the begena (a ten-stringed member of the lute family, also known as "King David's Harp") at the age of twelve, when a master of the instrument moved in next door to his family. The Aleqa Tessema Welde-Emmanuel (a highly educated member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, as the title "Aleqa" signifies) and began teaching at Ras Desta school, where Alemu was a pupil. As well as studying the begena at school, Alemu carried his master's instrument to and from school, and thus benefited from more of Tessema's time. He went on to study geography at Addis Ababa University, and after graduation went to work as a geography teacher at the Yared Music School, where for seven years he also taught begena. Alemu went on to become an acknowledged master of the instrument, first recorded in 1972 by Cynthia Tse Kimberlin for a major UNESCO collection, and performing and broadcasting around the world. In 1974, however, the Derg military junta came to power in Ethiopia; their anti-religious policies also included the banning of the begena from radio broadcasts, and the closing down of the Yared School's teaching of the instrument. As a result, Alemu Aga decided to give up his teaching post in 1980, and opened a souvenir shop in Addis Ababa's Piazza district. For a time he played only in private, but the collapse of the Derg's régime led eventually to a change in state policy, and Alemu again began to teach and perform in public. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.