By Tadias Staff
Photos by Trent Wolbe and Tadias
Published: Thursday, August 21, 2008
New York (Tadias) - Wow, what an event! On Wednesday evening, Damrosch’s Park was packed with Ethiopiques enthusiasts and curious New Yorkers who were treated to an astonishing concert of fusion rock, jazz and Ethiopian music. The historic event at the Lincoln Center’s out of doors concert, one of the longest-running free summer festivals in the U.S, featured Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete accompanied by the Either Orchestra, and the legendary saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya in collaboration with Dutch band the Ex. The trio performed for the first time at Damrosch’s Park.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos
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Alemayehu Eshete and Mahmoud Ahmed (Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
Damrosch’s Park, NYC. (Photos by Trent Wolbe)
Getatchew Mekurya (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos by Trent Wolbe
Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos by Trent Wolbe
Getatchew Mekurya (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos by Trent Wolbe
Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos by Trent Wolbe
Tinos and his son Liben. (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC.
Photo/Tadias).
Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos by Trent Wolbe
Tseday, Asse, Meron, and Negus (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s
Park, NYC. Photo/Tadias).
Maki, Feven, and Maro (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC.
Photo/Tadias).
Mickey Dread and Betty (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC.
Photo/Tadias).
Adam Saunders & Lydia Gobena (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s
Park, NYC. Photo/Tadias).
Jessica Beshir (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC.
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Sara Menker & Zelela Menker (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park,
NYC. Photo/Tadias).
Dave and Tseday (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC.
Photo/Tadias).
Christopher Demma and Elias Kedir (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s
Park, NYC. Photo/Tadias).
Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photo/Tadias.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos by Trent Wolbe.
Mahmoud Ahmed (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos
by Trent Wolbe.
Mahmoud Ahmed (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos
by Trent Wolbe)
Alemayehu Eshete (Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Damrosch’s Park, NYC. Photos
by Trent Wolbe
Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete headed to Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant after the performance.
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Tadias (Tseday and Liben)
Thank you very much for bringing this “once-in-a-life-time event” alive to everyone who did not have the opportunity and privilege to see and enjoy the moment! Thanks for your dedications, Tadias!
Mahmoud, Alemayehu, Getachew and the great “Eskista” dancer, (sorry I missed his name, too embarrassed and forgive me for that) were more than I expected them to be. The band was excellent, the “nuveau” Ethiopian Jazz sound, unlike I have never heard of. It was just magical. I had been away from mother Ethiopia for so many decades and I must say that this was the greatest treat I have ever gotten.
A very warm thanks to the organizers of the Lincoln Center for making this happen ,and hope that they will cherish us with the new generation of singers from the Mother Land with the same flavor at some point in the future!
I have been to many concerts here in New York as a regular New Yorker and nothing tops this event! It just touches you so deep in a way you can never imagine.
Thank you ,Tadias, for your fine work and effort to bring this and other noble issues to the vast audiences around the world. Keep up the good work in this information super highway!
Jappy and Christopher
New York City
August 21, 2008
Yes, thanks to Liben and everyone at Tadias for all the great work promoting the event. I heard from one of the performers that someone at Lincoln Center said that 8,000 people attended and from what I saw more than half were Ethiopian!
FYI, the dancer’s name is Melaku Belay. Melaku recently purchased Fendika, the historic night club in Kazanchis, and is offering dance instruction there as well. You can learn more here: http://www.myspace.com/melakufendika
-Danny
It was really wonderful! you can see how much we lost through the years !