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With Kathryn Tickell

Kathryn Tickell interviews David Evans about his new book and album From the Lion Mountain, documenting the music traditions of Yeha, a village in Northern Ethiopia.

Kathryn Tickell interviews musicologist David Evans about his new book and album From the Lion Mountain, documenting the music of a single village in Ethiopia, Yeha, in the far north of the country. Plus a round-up of other new releases and a track from this week's Classic Artist, the Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Vinicius de Moraes.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 23 Apr 202216:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Dawit Bsrat & Aregawi Gebreselassie

    Three Brothers (Seleste Hahwat)

    • From the Lion Mountain – Traditional Music of Yeha, Ethiopia.
    • Dust-to-Digital.
    • 4.

  • Bonga

    Kintal da Banda

    • Kintal Da Banda.
    • Lusafrica.
    • 1.

  • Al Massrieen Band

    Hezeny

    • Sharayet El Disco.
    • Wewantsounds.
    • 6.

  • Jasdeep Singh Degun, Kaviraj Singh Dhadyalla, Ashwin Srinivasan, Pirashanna Thevarajah, Upneet Singh & Kirpal Panesar

    Rageshri

    • Anomaly.
    • Real World Records.
    • 8.

  • Zekiros Gebremedhin, Gebreselassie Gebre'egziabher, Paulos Zemuy & Kidus Dimtsu

    Areza (Delicious)

    • From the Lion Mountain – Traditional Music of Yeha, Ethiopia.
    • Dust-to-Digital.
    • 1.

  • Tsegay Habtu

    Song Medley (extract)

    • From the Lion Mountain – Traditional Music of Yeha, Ethiopia.
    • Dust-to-Digital.
    • 2.

  • Priests and Deacons of Yeha

    Saint Aftse / Mariam Come with Raphael (extract)

    • From the Lion Mountain – Traditional Music of Yeha, Ethiopia.
    • Dust-to-Digital.
    • 5.

  • Ye Vagabonds

    The Munster Jig

    • Nine Waves.
    • River Lea Recordings.
    • 10.

  • Tomás de Perrate, José Adán Fernández, Vicente Romaní, Paco de Amparo & David El Galli

    Tres Golpes

    • Tres Golpes.
    • Lovemonk.

  • Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

    Tabadabang

    • ECHO.
    • bendigedig.
    • 5.

  • Vinicius de Moraes & Odette Lara

    Samba Da Bênção

    • Vinicius & Odette Lara.
    • Elenco.
    • 11.

  • Aregawi Tesfamariam and Family with Two Neighbours & Dawit Bsrat

    Work Song for Meskel

    • From the Lion Mountain – Traditional Music of Yeha, Ethiopia.
    • Dust-to-Digital.
    • 16.

  • Yeha Women

    Women's Song in Preparation for a Wedding (making millet bread)

    • From the Lion Mountain – Traditional Music of Yeha, Ethiopia.
    • Dust-to-Digital.
    • 7.

  • Tesfaye Kebedew

    Fukkera

    • From the Lion Mountain – Traditional Music of Yeha, Ethiopia.
    • Dust-to-Digital.
    • 20.

  • Tsegay Habtu

    The Battle with the Derg

    • From the Lion Mountain – Traditional Music of Yeha, Ethiopia.
    • Dust-to-Digital.
    • 21.

  • Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar

    Udhero Na

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Apr 202216:00
    BBC Radio 3

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