etiopia &mdash; cassette:pirata https://noblogo.org/cassette-pirata/tag:etiopia Sounds, wow and flutter from the world Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:23:43 +0000 Kuku Sebsibe (1982) https://noblogo.org/cassette-pirata/kuku-sebsibe-1982 <![CDATA[Copertina: Kuku Sebsibe (1982) !--more-- Kuku Sebsibe · Ethiopia · 1982 · Electra Music Shop With this new release from Cassette pirata, we travel to Ethiopia to meet Kuku Sebsibe (or Sebsebe, depending on the transliteration). The album I am presenting is an original edition of the cassette simply titled “Kuku Sebsibe”, originally released in 1982. This album represents the singer’s debut and was recorded together with the Roha Band. At the time, it was released exclusively in cassette format by the Electra Music Shop label in Addis Ababa. The tracks included, such as Fiqir Ke Hager Lij New and Tizita, became classics of Ethiopian music during those years, so much so that the album has been recently rediscovered and reissued on vinyl by international labels for its historical and artistic value. The tracks in .flac format were recorded directly from the original cassette using Audacity. Some tracks show the effects of time and demagnetization. Interestingly, on Side A, there is one extra track compared to the five listed on the cover. Labels like Electra tended to fill the tapes (C-60 or C-90) until the last available minute. If there was space on the tape after the fifth track of Side A, they would add an extra song without necessarily updating the cover layout, which was mass-printed. Enjoy the listening! To download all tracks in high quality: archive.org/details/kuku-sebsibe-1982-a Copertine Cassetta, lato A Cassetta, lato B Tracce Side A (ሀ) አይዞህ ደንበኛ (Aizoh Denbegna) – Hang in there, regular customer ፍቅር ከአገር ልጅ ነው (Fiqir Ke Hager Lij New) – Love is from a compatriot ይውደዱኝ ሠፈር (Yewdedugn Sefer) – Let the neighborhood love me ደሞ ደሞ (Demo Demo) – Again and Again ርቀት ወዳጅ (Riqet Wedaj) – Long-distance lover Side B (ለ) ዓለም በጋ (Alem Bega) – The world is bright (Summer) ብትመጣስ ብለህ (Bitmetas Bileh) – What if you were to come? ትዝታ (Tizita) – Nostalgia / Memory ፍቅሬህን አንቃ (Fiqrehin Anqa) – Awaken your love 10. አይደል መውደድ (Aydel Mewded) – Isn’t this loving? Ascolta Side A አይዞህ ደንበኛ (Aizoh Denbegna) – Hang in there, regular customer audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%8A%A0%E1%8B%AD%E1%8B%9E%E1%88%85-%E1%8B%B0%E1%8A%95%E1%89%A0%E1%8A%9B-Aizoh-Denbegna-%E2%80%93-Hang-in-there-regular-customer.mp3"/audio ፍቅር ከአገር ልጅ ነው (Fiqir Ke Hager Lij New) – Love is from a compatriot audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%8D%8D%E1%89%85%E1%88%AD-%E1%8A%A8%E1%8A%A0%E1%8C%88%E1%88%AD-%E1%88%8D%E1%8C%85-%E1%8A%90%E1%8B%8D-Fiqir-Ke-Hager-Lij-New-%E2%80%93-Love-is-from-a-compatriot.mp3"/audio ይውደዱኝ ሠፈር (Yewdedugn Sefer) – Let the neighborhood love me audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%8B%AD%E1%8B%8D%E1%8B%B0%E1%8B%B1%E1%8A%9D-%E1%88%A0%E1%8D%88%E1%88%AD-Yewdedugn-Sefer-%E2%80%93-Let-the-neighborhood-love-me.mp3"/audio ደሞ ደሞ (Demo Demo) – Again and Again audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%8B%B0%E1%88%9E-%E1%8B%B0%E1%88%9E-Demo-Demo-%E2%80%93-Again-and-Again.mp3"/audio ርቀት ወዳጅ (Riqet Wedaj) – Long-distance lover audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%88%AD%E1%89%80%E1%89%B5-%E1%8B%88%E1%8B%B3%E1%8C%85-Riqet-Wedaj-%E2%80%93-Long-distance-lover.mp3"/audio Unknown Song audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/unknown-song.mp3"/audio Side B ዓለም በጋ (Alem Bega) – The world is bright (Summer) audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%8B%93%E1%88%88%E1%88%9D-%E1%89%A0%E1%8C%8B-Alem-Bega-%E2%80%93-The-world-is-bright-Summer.mp3"/audio ብትመጣስ ብለህ (Bitmetas Bileh) – What if you were to come? audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%89%A5%E1%89%B5%E1%88%98%E1%8C%A3%E1%88%B5-%E1%89%A5%E1%88%88%E1%88%85-Bitmetas-Bileh-%E2%80%93-What-if-you-were-to-come.mp3"/audio ትዝታ (Tizita) – Nostalgia / Memory audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%89%B5%E1%8B%9D%E1%89%B3-Tizita-%E2%80%93-Nostalgia-Memory.mp3"/audio ፍቅሬህን አንቃ (Fiqrehin Anqa) – Awaken your love audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/%E1%8D%8D%E1%89%85%E1%88%AC%E1%88%85%E1%8A%95-%E1%8A%A0%E1%8A%95%E1%89%83-Fiqrehin-Anqa-%E2%80%93-Awaken-your-love0A.mp3"/audio አይደል መውደድ (Aydel Mewded) – Isn’t this loving? audio controls preload="none" src="https://levoci.nublogs.org/files/2026/02/05AydelMewded.mp3"/audio #ethiopia #etiopia #music #musica]]> Copertina: Kuku Sebsibe (1982)

Kuku Sebsibe · Ethiopia · 1982 · Electra Music Shop

With this new release from Cassette pirata, we travel to Ethiopia to meet Kuku Sebsibe (or Sebsebe, depending on the transliteration).

The album I am presenting is an original edition of the cassette simply titled “Kuku Sebsibe”, originally released in 1982. This album represents the singer’s debut and was recorded together with the Roha Band. At the time, it was released exclusively in cassette format by the Electra Music Shop label in Addis Ababa.

The tracks included, such as Fiqir Ke Hager Lij New and Tizita, became classics of Ethiopian music during those years, so much so that the album has been recently rediscovered and reissued on vinyl by international labels for its historical and artistic value.

The tracks in .flac format were recorded directly from the original cassette using Audacity. Some tracks show the effects of time and demagnetization. Interestingly, on Side A, there is one extra track compared to the five listed on the cover. Labels like Electra tended to fill the tapes (C-60 or C-90) until the last available minute. If there was space on the tape after the fifth track of Side A, they would add an extra song without necessarily updating the cover layout, which was mass-printed.

Enjoy the listening!

To download all tracks in high quality: archive.org/details/kuku-sebsibe-1982-a

Copertine

Cassetta, lato A

Cassetta, lato B

Tracce

Side A (ሀ)

  1. አይዞህ ደንበኛ (Aizoh Denbegna) – Hang in there, regular customer
  2. ፍቅር ከአገር ልጅ ነው (Fiqir Ke Hager Lij New) – Love is from a compatriot
  3. ይውደዱኝ ሠፈር (Yewdedugn Sefer) – Let the neighborhood love me
  4. ደሞ ደሞ (Demo Demo) – Again and Again
  5. ርቀት ወዳጅ (Riqet Wedaj) – Long-distance lover

Side B (ለ)

  1. ዓለም በጋ (Alem Bega) – The world is bright (Summer)
  2. ብትመጣስ ብለህ (Bitmetas Bileh) – What if you were to come?
  3. ትዝታ (Tizita) – Nostalgia / Memory
  4. ፍቅሬህን አንቃ (Fiqrehin Anqa) – Awaken your love
  5. አይደል መውደድ (Aydel Mewded) – Isn’t this loving?

Ascolta

Side A

አይዞህ ደንበኛ (Aizoh Denbegna) – Hang in there, regular customer

ፍቅር ከአገር ልጅ ነው (Fiqir Ke Hager Lij New) – Love is from a compatriot

ይውደዱኝ ሠፈር (Yewdedugn Sefer) – Let the neighborhood love me

ደሞ ደሞ (Demo Demo) – Again and Again

ርቀት ወዳጅ (Riqet Wedaj) – Long-distance lover

Unknown Song

Side B

ዓለም በጋ (Alem Bega) – The world is bright (Summer)

ብትመጣስ ብለህ (Bitmetas Bileh) – What if you were to come?

ትዝታ (Tizita) – Nostalgia / Memory

ፍቅሬህን አንቃ (Fiqrehin Anqa) – Awaken your love

አይደል መውደድ (Aydel Mewded) – Isn’t this loving?

#ethiopia #etiopia #music #musica

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