Title: Spielt Eigen Kompositionen
Artist: Gebru, Emahoy Tsege Mariam
Label: Mississippi Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 617308040173
Genre: Classical Artists

Utterly stunning solo piano compositions by Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, an Ethiopian nun living in a convent in Jerusalem.Born to an aristocratic family in Addis Ababa in December of 1923, Emahoy spent much of her youth and young adulthood studying classical music in Europe. She returned to Ethiopia in the 40s, where the war interrupted her musical studies. In 1948 during a church service in Ethiopia, she found her faith and began years of religious training.Throughout her physical and spiritual journeys, Emahoy continued to compose for the piano. She first released this album in Germany 1963 as small private press record. The tracks reflect her own travels, seamlessly moving between Western classical and traditional Ethiopian modes, evoking Eric Satie, the orthodox liturgy, and meditative Christian music all at once. Her work is like no one else in the world, lyrical, hypnotic, full of spiritual warmth and a direct connection to the divine.Emahoy is now 98 years old and still lives in Jerusalem. She continues to play, and the funds from her work go to the righteous causes to which she has dedicated her life.We are incredibly proud to present this music on vinyl again, mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk and presented in collaboration with the EMAHOY TSEGE MARIAM MUSIC PUBLISHER and Foundation.credits

Tracks:
1.1 The Homeless Wanderer
1.2 The Last Tears of the Deceased
1.3 A Young Girl's Complaint
1.4 The Mad Man's Laughter
1.5 Presentiment

Gebru, Emahoy Tsege Mariam: Spielt Eigen Kompositionen

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