Eténèsh Wassié
Ethiopian jazz singer
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Eténèsh Wassié (born 1971) is an Ethiopian jazz singer, renowned for her collaborative approach to music and performance.
Eténèsh Wassié | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) Gondar, Ethiopia |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Label | Buda Musique |
| Website | eteneshwassie |
Biography
Wassié was born in 1971 in Gondar to an Ethiopian Orthodox family.[1] She began performing in the 1990s in Addis Ababa in azmaribèt - a crossover between cabaret and the Azmari vocal tradition.[1] She is renowned for singing in Amharic and is a leading blues singer in Addis Ababa where she lives.[2]
In 2007 Wassié began a collaboration with Mathieu Sourisseau, which fused her knowledge of traditional music and his jazz guitar,[3] known as Ethio-jazz.[4] She performed at Seine-Saint Denis Festival in 2018, celebrating twenty years of Éthiopiques.[5][6]