Various Artists - Heavenly Ethiopiques (The Best Of The Ethiopiques Series) (2026)

The compilation Heavenly Ethiopiques: The Best Of The Ethiopiques Series, curated by Francis Falcetto for the Buda Musique label, showcases the finest Ethiopian musical heritage from the 1960s and 1970s. The collection highlights a unique historical movement combining jazz, funk, and Afrobeat grooves that flourished in Addis Ababa and was issued on pivotal local labels like Amha, Kaifa, and Philips-Ethiopia before being cut short by political revolution. The release features definitive vocal and breakbeat-led instrumental tracks from the genre's founding fathers, including Mulatu Astatke, Mahmoud Ahmed, Tilahun Gessesse, and the Wallias Band.

Tracklist:
1-1 Alémayéhu Eshèté - Tashamanaletch [4:08]
1-2 Seyoum Gèbrèyès;Alèm-Girma Band - Hamétègnaw [3:26]
1-3 Ayalew Mesfin - Terèdjew Nèbèr [3:54]
1-4 Tèshomè Meteku - Yèzèmèd yèbada [3:26]
1-5 Seifu Yohannes - Mèla Mèla [3:53]
1-6 Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - Presentiment [3:43]
1-7 Wallias Band - Muziqawi Silt [2:47]
1-8 Girma Bèyènè;Tèklè Adhanom;Haylu Kèbèdè;Girmay Asmarom;Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané - Ewnèt yèt lagegnesh [3:46]
1-9 Mulatu Astatke - Yègellé Tezeta [2:43]
1-10 Gétatchèw Mékuria - Shellèla Bèsaxophone [3:18]
1-11 Girma Bèyènè;Akalé Wubé - Ené Nègn Bay Manèsh [4:02]
1-12 Mahmoud Ahmed - Bèmen Sèbèb Letlash [5:17]
1-13 Muluqèn Mèllèssè - Hédètch alu [3:07]
1-14 Tlahoun Gèssèssè - Lancthi BIyé [4:34]
1-15 Menelik Wèsnatchèw - Tchèrèqa [3:16]
1-16 Tekle Tesfa-ezghi - Sélam Tèmagwèt [4:45]
1-17 Abbèbè Tèssèma - Ashasha bèyèw [4:11]
1-18 Tèwèldè Rèdda - Ab Teqay Qerèbi [3:34]
1-19 Ali Mohammed Birra - Ati Fettun Isani Infedhani [3:35]
1-20 Tsehaytu Beraki - Mèdjèmèrya Feqri [3:53]