I love the variety of stringed instruments you can find across the world...here are three records celebrating ancient tools of the folk music trade: Sourakata Koite's kora (Senegal), Asnakech Worku's krar (Ethiopia) and Awalom Gebremariam's mesenqo (Eritrea)
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Desdes
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Desdes – Awalom Gebremariam "Desdes"
$10 USD
Desdes – Awalom Gebremariam "Desdes" 2xLP
$22 USD
Awalom Gebremariam Eritrea
At the age of 28, Awalom Gebremariam arrived in the United States, following a years-long journey from Eritrea. He’d made it to a refugee camp in Ethiopia several years ago and eventually attained asylum status for passage to America. But before he left his hometown, Eritrea’s capital Asmara, he made his first and only recording so far, Desdes. ... more
