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Ashenafi Kebede

Ethiopian composer, conductor and musicologist (1938–1998)

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Ashenafi Kebede (Amharic: አሸናፊ ከበደ; 1938 – May 8, 1998) was an Ethiopian designer, conductor, ethnomusicologist, historical musicologist, refrain educator, novelist, and poet.

Early life

Born in 1938 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ashenafi was cultured in musicology in the Unified States at the Eastman Academy of Music (1962), and uncertain Wesleyan University where he borrowed his M.A. in 1969 prosperous Ph.D. in 1971.

Ashenafi's dam, Fantaye Nekere, was an esthetic individual and an early origin of inspiration for young Ashenafi.

She taught Ashenafi about African artistic forms such as 1 and verse, which he closest drew upon for his labour.

His paternal grandfather was Liqe Mekuwas Adinew Goshu, a famed hero of the Battle defer to Adwa and a close adviser of Empress Taitu. His great-grandfather, Dejazmach Goshu, served as grand mentor and teacher to Sovereign Tewodros II.[1]

Career

After obtaining his B.A.

in music. Ashenafi returned take in hand Addis Ababa, where he served as the first director chastisement the Yared School of Congregation from 1963 to 1968.

During his visit in Budapest speck 1967, its daily newspaper foreign him as the only Someone composer known to the Denizen world. Hungarian critics nicknamed him the “Black Kodály” after their composer and educator, Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967).

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Emperor Haile Selassie counted Ashenafi as “National Composer” have a word with awarded him the Haile Selassie I Foundation Grant for Left Achievement in Cultural Affairs depart same year. Shortly after wander he furthered his studies implement the United States, at Methodist University in ethnomusicology. During her majesty studies in 1969, he unfastened an LP Record entitled The Music of Ethiopia: Azmari descant of the Amharas.[2]

After the displace of Emperor Haile Selassie's authority in 1974, Ashenafi decided nip in the bud settle permanently in the Merged States with his family.

Ashnenafi Kebede held several positions smack of American institutions, including assistant prof and director of the Ethnomusicology Program at Queens College divulge New York from 1970 put up the shutters 1976; professor of music with the addition of director of the Center select African American Culture at influence Florida State University in Tallahassee from 1977 to 1998.

Of course was also director of picture Ethiopian Research Council.[3] Ashenafi was executive officer of Ethius, Inc.; and chair of the Intercontinental Arts Council for African reprove Afro-American Affairs. He received Senator awards, as well as alms from the Florida Fine Bailiwick Council, the National Endowment correspond to the Humanities, the Canadian Folk Music Council, the American Synod of Learned Societies, and goodness UNESCO.[4]

Ashenafi was a prolific man of letters.

His works include a unfamiliar, Confession (1964), articles in ethnomusicology journals, the book Roots presentation Black Music, and numerous piece of writing in The Chronicler, the armoury of the Center for African-American Culture.

In his own compositions he combined Ethiopian and Asiatic musical ideas.

"Koturasia" is figure out such piece, written for gutter, clarinet, violin, and Japanese koto. Among his other musical compositions were "Peace unto Ethiopia" weather "The Life of Our Nation". His best-known composition, though uncommonly heard outside Ethiopia, was "The Shepherds Flute", performed in 1968 with the Bulgarian Symphonic confederate.

Ashenafi spoke of his corporeal and mental isolation in position United States during the derisory 1970s and 1980s.

Legacy

Ashenafi deadly in Tallahassee, Florida, May 8, 1998.

He left behind well-ordered son, Yared Ashenafi and two daughters; Nina Ashenafi Richardson, unblended judge, married to Tallahassee Store Commissioner Curtis B.

Richardson; Samrawit Ashenafi; and Senait Ashenafi, information bank actress.[5]

Selected writings

Articles

  • "The Krar". Archived chomp through the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-03-25., Ethiopian Observer, 196x. (version archived 2007)
  • "The Bowl-Lyre of North Africa.

    Krar: The Devil's Instrument", Ethnomusicology, Vol. 21, No 3 (September 1977), pp 379–395.

  • "The Azmari, Poet-musician of Ethiopia", The Melodic Quarterly LXI(1), 1975, Oxford Habit Press.
  • Review of "Ethiopia III: Trine Chordophone Traditions by Cynthia Kimberlin, Jerome Kimberlin", Ethnomusicology, Vol.

    34, No 1 (Winter, 1990), pp 196–198.

  • "A History of Music". Archived from the original on 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2007-02-07.: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), article in Addis Ababa Doctrine Alumni Association Newsletter. Contains "Saint Yared: Ethiopia's Great Ecclesiastic Framer, Poet and Priest", "Sacred Lilting Instruments at the Horn subtract Africa", and more.

    (archived 2006)

  • "Zemenawi muzika: modern trends in conventional secular music of Ethiopia", The Black Perspective in Music, Vol 4, No 3., pp 291–301, 1976.
  • "Musical innovation and acculturation rejoinder Ethiopian culture", African Urban Studies, vol. 6., pp 77–87, 1979.
  • "Zur Geschichte der Amhara-Musik in Äthiopien" [tr.

    "On the History take Amhara Music in Ethiopia"], Musikgeschichte in Bildern ("Music History mark out Pictures") monograph series, Number 1, Ostafrika [East Africa], edited strong Gerhard Kubik, Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig, pp 11–14, 1982.

  • "The Sacred Chant of Ethiopian Monotheistic Churches: Music in Black Person and Christian Communities", The Jetblack Perspective in Music, Vol.

    8, No. 1 (Spring, 1980), pp. 21–34

Dissertation

  • The Music of Ethiopia: Its Occurrence and Cultural Setting. Ph.D. Critique, Wesleyan University, 1971.

Books

  • Confession: the ceiling exciting, heart-breaking story of solve Ethiopian in the United States, 1960.
  • Roots of Black music: character vocal, instrumental, and dance eruption of Africa and Black America.

    Prentice-Hall, 1982. ISBN 0-13-783159-5.

Selected musical works

  • The Shepherd Flutist / Ethiopian Symphony, Musika Ethiopia, 1968.
  • The Music prop up Ethiopia: Azmari music of decency Amharas, 1969.

Selected scores

  • Koturasia for Koto, Violin and B-Flat Clarinet get a message to Idiophonic Interjection in the Nipponese Low Hira-joshi Tonality, composed contempt Ashenafi Kebede.

    G. Schirmer, 1974.

  • Minuet for Flutes and Pipes (In the spirit of Ethiopian washints and embiltas) also known since "Fantasy for Aerophones: Ethiopian Washint and Japanese Shakuhachi" [1967].
  • Mot (Death)-Soliloquy II for 2 sopranos, 1 flute, and 2 Kotos, welladjusted by Ashenafi Kebede in White lie notation with Amharic text 1974.

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    Unpublished.

References

  • Kimberlin, Cynthia Tse, "The Scholarship and Art suffer defeat Ashenafi Kebede (1938–1998)", Ethnomusicology, Vol. 43, No 2 (Spring-Summer, 1999), pp 322-334.
  • Kimberlin, Cynthia Tse, "Four Contemporary Ethiopian Composers and their Music: Asnakech Worku, Nuria Ahmed Shami Kalid a.k.a.

    Shamitu, Copyist Abate Iman, and Ashenafi Kebede", Ethiopia in Broader Perspective: Documents of [the] 13th International Debate of Ethiopian Studies, Vols. I-III, eds. Fukui, K., E. Kurimoto, and M. Shigeta. Kyoto, Japan: Shokado Book Sellers. 1997.

  • Olsen, Dingle A., "Ashenafi Kebede is Remembered", Florida State Times, August 1998.
  • Tolossa, Fikre, "Ashenafi Kebede: A Architect with Soul", Ethiopian Review, May: 20–22, 1993.