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// Mahmoud Ahmed
Born on May 8th 1941, Mahmoud Ahmed evolved from a shoe shine boy in the rough streets of Addis Abeba to become Ethiopia’s most famous international singer. In 1986 he broke through internationally with Erè Mèla Mèla, a Crammed Disc re-release of his 1975 album. Modern Ethiopian music had just arrived on the Western music markets and Ahmed’s dancy urban pop, drenched in funk and jazz, made him hugely popular with the Ethiopian diaspora. His pentatonic singing has best been captured by the classic Ethiopiques collection. In 2005, its producer Francis Falceto brought out a 19th compilation in the series, featuring a superb 1974 concert by Ahmed. In 2007, Ahmed won a BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music. That same year, four of his songs were featured in the landmark release The Very Best of Ethiopiques.
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// REVIEWS
Ethiopiques 26
27/10/2010
The very best of Ethiopiques
01/08/2007
// INTERVIEWS
Mahmoud Ahmed, Musiques Métisses, Angoulême June 2005
06/07/2005
All Mahmoud Ahmed's INTERVIEWS
// DISCOGRAPHY
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The very best of Ethiopiques (Album)
Compilation Voix - Distant Voices (Compilation)
Soul of Addis (Album)
Ethiopiques Vol.19, Mahmoud Ahmed, Alèmyé (Album)
Ethiopiques vol.6 (Album)// LINKS
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