• Folk Music and Ceremonies of Ethiopia – Trance Chant
    • 1. Shellela
    • 2. Lembola
    • 3. Camel Song
    • 4. Haile Selassie's 80th Birthday Celebration: Burgi Tribe
    • 5. Haile Selassie's 80th Birthday Celebration: Borana Tribe
    • 6. Personal Song (Somali Woman)
    • 7. Shepherd's Flute Song
    • 8. Try His Chance: Drawing from the Sand
    • 9. Amharic National Song
    • 10. Wessena Dube
    • 11. Trance Chant

    Roots and folk music from the various tribes and regions of Ethiopia, including celebrations for Haile Selassie's 80th birthday

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