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Ethiopian and Eritrean Videos

In September I did a world dance post focusing on African dance. One of the categories I featured was Ethiopian dance. You can see that post here: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/09/world-dance-african.html

At the time I came across a couple of Ethiopian and Eritrean music videos. I thought it would be cool to share some music from those countries today. :) 

Note: If you're unsure where it is, Eritrea is a country in East Africa and borders Ethiopia. Both countries are in a region called the Horn of Africa.

 

Yared Negu and Millen Hailu- BIRA-BIRO 

First up is BIRA BIRO by Ethiopian singer Yared Negu and Eritrean singer Millen Hailu, which was released in June. I believe they are singing in Amharic and Birobiro means "Butterfly" in English.  Apologies if I'm wrong. Please let me know if you can translate the lyrics. :)

 

 

Follow Yared and Millen at the links below:

Yared's official FB fan page: https://www.facebook.com/yarednegufan

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yarednegu


Millen's FB (follow option): https://www.facebook.com/milliemuzic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milliemuzic/


Siem Syum- Eru

This is Eru by Eritrean singer Siem Syum. I think he is singing in Tigrigna,  one of the main languages of Eritrea. I can't find any information about him online (at least not in English) but will update if I do in future.

The video is from January.

Update 14/10/22: The video has now been made private, but here's a new video from August (not sure what the title is):

 



Hana Endrias- Agibe

Finally, this is Endrias by Eritrean singer Hana Endris, also singing in Tigrigna. I can't find much info about her online about her either. Let me know if you have any information on Hana or Siem, and if you know an English translation of either song. :)

The video was uploaded in July. 



 

For more Ethiopian and Eritrean music, visit the MEGARYA EntertainmentYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Zcld_yldnjHwF3kFBd7Bw/


Did you know? Canadian singer The Weeknd (real Abel Tesfaye) has Ethiopian heritage. :)

 

Hope you enjoyed the post! :) It's great hearing new styles of music. Some of these remind me of Arabic music but with their own style, of course. Who are your favourite Ethiopian and/of Eritrean singers? 


For more East African music visit these posts:

East African singers: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2020/07/east-african-singers.html

Afropop Round-up 2019-2021: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/06/afropop-round-up-2019-2021.html

 


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