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Under African Skies: Ethiopia
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.
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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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