Bereket Mengisteab – Track 04 | Eritrea

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Upload title: Bereket Mengisteab – Track 04 | Eritrea
Channel: Awesome Tapes From Africa
Duration: 7:29
Upload published: 2025-12-12
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Subscribe for more https://tinyurl.com/ Eritrean music! This 1999 recording from legendary singer and krar ninja Bereket Mengisteab (spelled “Mengistab” on the tape) coalesces much of what I love about music from this region of the world: angular melodies, vocal acrobatics, warbly keyboard effects, heavily-swung rhythms and pounding bass. Listen to more Bereket Mengisteab: https://tinyurl.com/mumr58mw Side A Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Side B Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 #eritrea #eritreanmusic #africanmusic Join our mailing list! https://mailchi.mp/awesometapes/atfa-mailing-list Join the ATFA mailing list! https://mailchi.mp/awesometapes/atfa-mailing-list

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