A Fresh Discovery｜Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru: Church Of Kidane Mehret (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP｜ Other Products

"Church of Kidane Mehret collects all the musical work from Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru’s 1972 private press album of the same name, alongside two additional unreleased piano recordings, exploring Emahoy’s take on 'Ethiopian Church Music'. Recording herself in churches throughout Jerusalem, Emahoy engages directly with the Ethiopian Orthodox musical liturgy. For the first time, we hear Emahoy on harmonium and massive, droning pipe organ, alongside some of her most moving piano work. Nowhere is Emahoy’s unique combination of influences more apparent than on 'Essay on Mahlet', a meditative slow burner in which Emahoy interprets the free verse of the Orthodox liturgy note for note on the piano. This revelatory piece, alongside the dramatic piano composition 'The Storm', comes from another selfreleased album, 1963’s Der Sang Des Meeres. One of the only known copies was saved from the trash and shared with Mississippi by a fellow nun at Emahoy’s monastery when we visited for Emahoy’s funeral in March of 2023." - Mississippi Records

clear colored vinyl

housed in silver foil-stamped tip-on jacket
includes 12-page booklet w/ extensive liner notes
limited edition
original release year: 1972
music label: Mississippi Records 2025
Brand:Emahoy Tsege Mariam GebruCategory:_music-FUNKSKU:fr-5249Tags:clearance sale, Funk / Soul Vinyl, Labhead Selection, limited edition, Sounds Of Africa Vinyltype:Vinyl LP