RE: Tyler (et. al) I have a student from Ethiopia, and I asked him about Mahmoud Ahmed. I laughed when he told me he was an old guy who owns a restaurant in Ethiopia. He said if you like his music to also try Tilahun Aesese and also Aster Awake. He claims they are even better. Jerry Thanks for the suggestion! I have actually heard Aster Aweke. She is very good, much more contemporary than Mahmoud Ahmed (the stuff i've heard of his has a definate 60's-70's soul groove along with the middle eastern melodies). I'll try to check out Tilahun Aesese, although I'm finding Eithiopin music to be fairly hard to find in the U.S. Your student woulden't know where to find it here, would he? I am on another list and sent e-mail to a Brazilian list member inquiring about Tropicalia music, which has a bit of a cult following here in Chicago. Got a similar reply-to him, Tropicalia in Brazil is like the Beatles or Hendrix here-something his parents listened to when he was a kid, but seems old to him. I must say, though, that the couple of old Caetano Veloso discs i have are really good! Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
