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Music and dance of Ethiopia

Title
Music and dance of Ethiopia [electronic resource] / presented by the World Music Institute ; production management by Detour Productions.
Publication
c1997.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Seleshe Damessae.
  • Mikias Abeye.
  • Almaz Getahun
  • Selamawit Nega.
  • Minaleh Dagnew.
  • Abbe Belew
  • Etegegne Mulah
  • Worotaw Wubet.
  • Tasfāyé Lamā.
  • Holub, Johannes.
  • Holub, Jenny.
  • Ward, Penny
  • Nile Ethiopian Ensemble.
  • Detour Productions.
  • World Music Institute.
  • Symphony Space (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • DHCA.
Description
2 streaming video file (NTSC) (112 min.) : sd., col.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by house program.
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of the World Music Institute, Seleshe Damessae, the Nile Ethiopian Ensemble, Symphony Space, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Symphony Space, New York, on February 22, 1997 ; video director, Johannes Holub ; cameras, Jenny Holub and Penny Ward.
Funding (note)
  • Recording made possible by the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
  • Part 1: Music in the Azmari tradition / songs sung by Seleshe Damessae, who accompanies himself on the krar, or six-stringed East African harp.
  • Part 2: Nile Ethiopian Ensemble. Oromo / young warrior's dance in monkey-skin headdress -- Masinko solo [instrumental music on the masinko, or one-stringed fiddle] -- Minjar / harvest song from Shoa, central Ethiopia -- Krar solo -- Gurage / dance from central Ethiopia -- Tizita / nostalgic love song -- Harar oromo / dance from southeastern Ethiopia -- Ambasel / song about Ambasel, a place in Wollo province, central Ethiopia -- Woleita / dance from southern Ethiopia -- Masinko solo -- Finale: Gojam and Gondar / Gojam: song and dance in tribute to Gojam, western Ethiopia, the source of the Blue Nile river and its spectacular falls, Tiss Abaye ; Gondar: love song accompanying a dance inspired by the movements of chickens -- introduction of company members.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 2402
OCLC
NYPY97-F107
Title
Music and dance of Ethiopia [electronic resource] / presented by the World Music Institute ; production management by Detour Productions.
Imprint
c1997.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Performer
Performed by Seleshe Damessae (krar, vocals).
Performed by the Nile Ethiopian Ensemble, directed by Tesfaye Lemma: Mikias Abeye (drums), Almaz Getahun (dance), Selamawit Nega (vocals), Minaleh Dagnew (krar), Abbe Belew (dance), Etegegne Mulah (dance), Worotaw Wubet (masinko, vocals).
Event
Videotaped in performance at Symphony Space, New York, on February 22, 1997 ; video director, Johannes Holub ; cameras, Jenny Holub and Penny Ward.
Funding
Recording made possible by the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5268.
Connect to:
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Local Subject
Bird dances.
Added Author
Seleshe Damessae. Musician
Mikias Abeye. Musician
Almaz Getahun, dancer.
Selamawit Nega. voc
Minaleh Dagnew. Musician
Abbe Belew, dancer.
Etegegne Mulah, dancer.
Worotaw Wubet. Musician
Tasfāyé Lamā. Director
Holub, Johannes. Videographer
Holub, Jenny. Videographer
Ward, Penny, videographer.
Nile Ethiopian Ensemble.
Detour Productions.
World Music Institute.
Symphony Space (New York, N.Y.)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 2402
*MGZIC 9-5268 (former)
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