Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – Souvenirs LP [Mississippi]

The first vocal album by beloved Ethiopian nun, composer, and pianist Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - profound and deeply moving home cassette recordings made amidst political upheaval and turmoil.

These are songs of wisdom, loss, mourning, and exile, sung directly into a boombox and accompanied by Emahoy’s unmistakable piano. Though written and recorded while still living at her family’s home in Addis Ababa, Emahoy sings of the heartache of leaving her beloved Ethiopia, a reflection on the 1974 revolution and ensuing Red Terror in her homeland, and a presentiment of her future exile in Jerusalem.

LP comes with a 16-page booklet full-color booklet. Gold cover first edition, pressed in both black and gold vinyl editions.

Tracklist

A1 Clouds Moving On The Sky
A2 Ready To Leave
A3 Is It Sunny Or Cloudy In The Land Where You Live?
A4 Tenkou! Why Feel Sorry?
B1 Ethiopia My Motherland
B2 Where Is The Highway Of Thought?
B3 Don't Forget Your Country
B4 Like The Sun Shines On Meadows