Comments on: Hoya Hoye!!

By: Desta

Desta — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:33:47 +0000

[quote comment="78"]EthioJazz… do you happen to know why Rida Ibrahim gave up making music?

Rida Ibrahim is now religious person. He sings for God!

BTW, they have Meskel and Demera celebrations all over the world…[/quote]

By: fikirt

fikirt — Sun, 28 May 2006 16:41:51 +0000

what’s up

By: Tiqur Anbessa

Tiqur Anbessa — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:38:41 +0000

thx EthioJazz… didn’t know that…

By: Ethio Jazz

Ethio Jazz — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:06:02 +0000

Tiqur, I actually do know why Rida gave up music. He became an ordained protestant pastor.

By: Tiqur Anbessa

Tiqur Anbessa — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:44:11 +0000

EthioJazz… do you happen to know why Rida Ibrahim gave up making music?

BTW, they have Meskel and Demera celebrations all over the world…

By: Ethio Jazz

Ethio Jazz — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:24:40 +0000

Mulatu doesn’t do vocals. Mulatu is strictly an Arranger and instrumentalist (Vibraphone, Piano, and Percusions)On that “Assiyo Ballema” CD, its Rida Ibrahim, who is no longer in the music business, who does the vocals. Back in the 70’s and 80’s he was part of the ‘Dahlak Band,’ who backed and arranged most of Muluken Melesse’s albums.

By: nolawi

nolawi — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:03:26 +0000

you know after i wrote this i was told about the meskel chibo celebrations that are held in DC… yegermal.. they have covered everything… rida ibrahim not mulato, mulato doesnt sing malete nuew or what???

By: Ethio Jazz

Ethio Jazz — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:44:25 +0000

Thank you for a wonderful blog Noli. It brought back lots of great memories. Teddy’s version on Mulatu Astatqe’s album is definitely great, just wanted to add that the Hoya Hoye part of the vocals was also done by Rida Ibrahim.

As for the chibo–I believe there are a few churches in the DC area that has the chibo and Damera ceremony for the Mesqel celebration. I know for a fact that Debre Selam Saint Michael Church in Washington DC is one of churches that does it.

By: Lasta

Lasta — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:56:54 +0000

yeah hombre, i used to sell those drawings. most of them depicted angels holding swords, surrounded by flowers. the drawings were worth from ten cents to fifty cents. it was quite a big thing to earn fifty cents at an age of 12. …thanks nolawi…you brought back some good memories.

i cherish those memories. the whole experience of being brought up un addis is priceless. especially, the area i grew up in, Lideta has thaught me so much, in terms of how to hustle thru life.