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Bereket Mengisteab

Eritrean musician (born )

Musical artist

Bereket Mengisteab (Tigrinya: በረኸት መንግስተአብ; born ) is an Eritrean songwriter, composer and singer.

Life and work

Early life

Mengisteab was born in in Hazega, an Eritrean village approximately 20&#;km (12&#;mi) northwest of Asmara, the nation's current capital.

He spent his early life in the village farming, where he taught himself to play the krar and took part in musical events that were part of the local area's culture. He moved to Asmara for a few years, where his musical performances were limited to his friends.[1]

Addis Ababa

In , he moved to Addis Ababa and joined the Haile Selassie Theater Orchestra.

Personal biography sample resume Bereket Mengisteab was born in in Hazega, where he spent the first two decades of his life farming before moving to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in He made his stage debut as a member of the Haile Selassie Theater Orchestra before moving to found a group named "Megaleh Guayla". He joined the Eritrean Liberation Front in Bereket moved to Saudi Arabia in to settle in the coastal.

He remained with the orchestra for over a decade and performed with them across Ethiopia, as well as in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, at the Festival mondial des Arts Nègres in Senegal, and at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He recorded his first nine singles during this period, all for the Philips label. He left the orchestra in , a year before Haile Selassie was deposed by the "Derg" led by Mengistu Haile Mariam.[1] During the mids, Mengisteab was the only Eritrean artist broadcast on Ethiopian radio; his krar music and usage of the Tigrinya language contributed to his popularity.[2] While living in Addis Ababa, Mengisteab and his wife ran a music shop.

He formed his own group in Addis Ababa called Megaleh Guayla (Echo of the Dance).[1]

Eritrean Liberation Front

In , Mengisteab joined the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) to fight for Eritrean independence.[1] He received military training and fought in the mountains of Eritrea.[1] Mengisteab was also part of the official ELF band.[3] The ELF (and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front) formed cultural troupes as part of their attempts to establish an Eritrean "folk culture".[4] Mengisteab was one of several experienced artists who contributed to the ELF's sociocultural and political transformation, as well as to nationalist propaganda efforts.[4] The cultural troupes toured "liberated areas" under the liberation front's control, putting on shows for fighters and civilians.[4] Mengisteab performed revolutionary songs, nationalist anthems, and ballads in military camps and villages.[1][3]

Exile

Like many other ELF fighters, Mengisteab went into exile in Saudi Arabia in He moved to Jeddah in , where he remained for ten years.

During his time in exile, he often performed in Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Djibouti; he also made his North American debut in He recorded ten cassettes during his time in Jeddah.[1]

Return

In , when Eritrea declared its independence and gained international recognition, Mengisteab was invited to tour the country and performed in Massawa, Keren, and Asmara.

He left Jeddah and moved back to Addis Ababa to re-open his music shop with his wife. He left Ethiopia in when the Eritrean–Ethiopian War broke out, and moved to Asmara in Eritrea. Since moving to Asmara, Mengisteab has continued to compose and perform music. He has toured and released about one new cassette each year.

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Bereket Mengisteab (Tigrinya: በረኸት መንግስተአብ; born ) is an Eritrean songwriter, composer and singer. Mengisteab was born in in Hazega, an Eritrean village approximately 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Asmara, the nation's current capital.

His music shop, "B. M. Music House," is currently located in Babylon Square, Asmara.[1]

Music

In a interview, Mengisteab said he has recorded about songs out of a total of songs he has composed over the past fifty years.[1]

Discography

Albums

  • Hagerey Afqire (c.

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  • Bitihti Gezana (Guitar Version)(c. )
  • Baburey (c. )
  • Libey-Vol. 5 ()
  • Hagerey-Vol. 7 ()
  • Tarik-Vol.8 ()
  • Tsehay Tewelida-Vol.

    Bereket mengisteab biography sample Mengisteab was born in in Hazega, an Eritrean village approximately 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Asmara, the nation's current spent his early life in the village farming, where he taught himself to play the krar and took part in musical events that were part of the local area's culture.

    9 ()

  • Bshimkum-Vol. 10 ()
  • Nehna Hager-Vol. 11 ()
  • Alimna-Vol. 12 ()
  • Hizbi Ertra-Vol. 13 ()
  • Tsnat-Vol.

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    • 14 ()

  • Hizbi Alem-Vol. 15 ()
  • Balena-Vol. 21 ()

Compilation albums

  • Bereket Mengisteab () Vol. 1-Embaba Adey ()
  • Bereket Mengisteab () Vol. 2-Milena ()
  • Bereket Mengisteab () Vol. 3-Meley ()
  • Bereket Mengisteab () Vol.

    4-Ufey Breri ()

References

Further reading