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Alemayehu Eshete
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Alemayehu Eshete runs through 6 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story. They appear most often alongside Mulatu Astatke, Mahmoud Ahmed and Girma Bèyènè.
Shows where Alemayehu Eshete appears
Bezawork's Ethio-Soul Legacy
From Mahmoud Ahmed's 70s grooves to Mulatu Astatqé's Ethio-jazz, Bezawork Asfaw's powerful voice carries the 'Tizita' sound through decades of Ethiopian soul.
1 of 8 tracks — Telantena Zare
Ethio-Jazz: Vibraphone & Addis
Mulatu Astatke's Ethio-jazz blends Ethiopian scales with Western rhythms, sparking Addis Ababa's "Swinging Addis" era before the Derg junta sends it worldwide.
1 of 8 tracks — Addis Ababa Bete
Ethio-Jazz: Menelik's Enduring Voice
Menelik Wossenachew's "smooth as silk voice" and songwriting define Ethiopia's "Swinging Addis" Golden Age, blending traditional scales with jazz and influencing Ethio-jazz giants like Mahmoud Ahmed.
2 of 8 tracks — Addis Ababa Bete · Yètentu feqratchen
Seyfu Yohannes: Addis Soul Pioneer
Seyfu Yohannes's soulful voice and "Ethiopian James Brown" energy define the Addis groove, shaping the Golden Era's Ethio-jazz and soul fusion alongside Mulatu Astatke and Girma Beyene.
1 of 8 tracks — Telantena Zare
Mahmoud Ahmed's Global Pulse
From Addis Ababa's Arizona Club, Mahmoud Ahmed's innovative blend of Amharic scales and Western jazz defines Ethio-jazz, launching its soulful 'Tizita' sound to global acclaim by the 1980s.
1 of 8 tracks — Addis Ababa Bete
Ethiopian Modes, Jazz Horns, New Sound
Mulatu Astatke, Mahmoud Ahmed, and Alemayehu Eshete forge Ethio-jazz, blending Ethiopian modes with American jazz to create a sound that resists Western harmonic resolution.
2 of 7 tracks — Temar Lije · Addis Ababa Bete