1954) was an influential singer and a drummer who abandoned his music career in the Early-Eighties to involve himself in the Pentecostal Church. He's credited as the Godfather of Modern Ethiopian Music that look to Ethiopia for it's raw material. Today all roads lead back to Muluken Melesse and his gloden bands. Before him, every male singer was influenced by the great Tilahun Gessese. Muluken Melesse is the quintessential Ethiopian Orthodox Church trained singer who masterfully applied that training to modern Ethiopian Music.
This album is a must listen to and a must have. I only wish Nati focused on the Chik Chika a little bit more. I liked the originality of his lyrics and not remaking someone else's music, because many of today's artists lack originality and constantly borrow from past music, in some instances and entire album has been remade from past artists. Nati has definitely established himself as a singer and writer with this album, specially in today's Ethiopian music market which's becoming very competitive. Other producers also, Abegasu Shiota, Elias Melka and Kamusu Kassa. Nati also worked with one of Ethiopia greatest song writer Yilma Gebre'Ab and collaborated with him on two songs (Yilma wrote two".
In this album he doesn't disappoint and delivers great tunes in that category. Nati has a very soulful and angelic voice when he does slow tunes, we all remember his song "Lijinetwa" a rendition of Muluken's "Sewentua" how he captured us and made fall in love with him. The song is a clear message for peace and love. One of the cuts that i really liked "As elamaliku", a reggae tune backed by the Majesty band, sounded really great, it has some Alpha Blondy feel in there, what i really dug about it is how Nati sings the course in one part is Alselamalikum and in another is Shalom.
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I liked how Nati brought all of these elements together, especially the Hip Hop/English songs, usually an artist releases the song and afterward the English remixes follow, here Nati gives listeners the full package. This album has something for everyone, pop, blues, house, hip hop, reggae and off course chik chika. Produced and mastered by Richard Uglow from Canada. Nathaniel shortened his name to Nati with this new release, he has grown musically as a lyric and a melody writer. Nati who has been a rising star in the Ethiopian music scene since his debut album "Liet Yenegal" relaeased under Nathaniel Haile which was an instant hit. Beka is the sophomore album by Nati Haile.
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