The first in a series of records Mississippi Records will be releasing with music culled from the monumental Ethiopiques CD series, packaged in an old school “tip on” cover. A most unusual & stunning album. Tsege Mariam Gebru is an Ethiopian nun who has dedicated her life to helping others. She has been composing & playing music on the piano since the 1960’s. Her music is a unique mix of Western classical music in the vein of Erik Satie, Ethiopian music & Religious Christian meditation music. On this reissue of her first LP, originally released in Germany in a very small pressing, we find Tsege Mariam Gebru playing her own compositions solo on piano. She plays with restrained grace & purity. The record invites repeated listening well and is filled with spiritual warmth.
A1 | The Homeless Wanderer |
A2 | The Last Tears Of The Deceased |
B1 | A Young Girls Complaint |
B2 | The Mad Man's Laughter |
B3 | Presentiment |