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Where I Attempt To Redeem My Absentia By Posting a Really Good Ethiopian Song

Alemayehu Eshete, also known as the Ethiopian James Brown. Proof positive of the Godfather’s maxim that if a man has good hair and teeth, he’s got it all.

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MP3: Alemayehu Eshete-”Tèy Geryèlèshem”

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 at 8:57 pm and is filed under African Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Where I Attempt To Redeem My Absentia By Posting a Really Good Ethiopian Song”

babypa Says:
May 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Great song. Sampled for K’naan - Dreamer

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