Ethiopian pop star Gigi has taken her continent by storm. She visits our studio with a stack of CD’s in hand, to walk host Dean Olsher through her musical influences, from Christian Orthodox church music to American jazz. Playlist: “Sew Argen” (Gigi, Palm Pictures, 2001); “Chant Liturgique en Ezel” (Ethiopia¸ Air Mail Music); “Abatatchen Hoy (Pater Noster)” (Ethiopiques 11: Alèmu Aga, Buda Musique, 2002); and "Tezeta - Mahmoud Ahmed" (Ethiopiques 10: Tezeta, Buda Musique, 2002). Produced by Amanda Aronczyk.
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