Bekele Tadesse
a market stall district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
At 34, Bekele Tadesse's days are punctuated by the clang of dishes in a small diner within Addis Ababa's sprawling Merkato market. Scrambling pots and plates, he's learned to live on the peripheries, with his evenings spent in contemplation of family estrangements he can't quite reconcile. Each night at his cramped apartment, even while weary from work, he descends into night-long improvisation sessions, drawing inspiration from textures of silence and memories of his lost connection with his sibling.
About
Obsession
Textures of silence during the shift change
Voice
Hushed whispers circling the spine
Genre
Ambient Ethio-jazz fusion
Instrumentation
Kalimba, water glasses, clanking cutlery, crackling old radios
Vocal Style
Breathy murmurs, half-prayer, half-secret
Production Style
In his small, dim-lit flat; layers of midnight noises with intricate looping
Influences
Industrial kitchen clatter, Addis Ababa at night, Ten-year family silence
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