Under African Skies: Ethiopia (1989)

Documentary · Music

Overview

First aired on TV on the BBC Two on 29 September 1989, this second episode of the documentary series "Under African Skies", a grand project aimed at presenting the rich diversity of contemporary African music of those days and known for its unforgettable memento "A celebration of the new sounds of a continent. " traverses the nostalgic roots and the euphoric contours of Ethiopian music of the '80s.

Cast

• Aster Aweke
• Afewerk Tekle
• Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
• Amha Eshete
• Mulatu Astatke
• Alemayehu Eshete
• Giovanni Rico
• Mahmoud Ahmed
• Hailu Mergia
• Ali (Tango) Abdella Kaifa

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