The Fundamental Characteristics Of Ethiopia Pop- Music

Ethiopian music has a rich and diverse musical tradition with thousands of years of experiencernin both religious as well as non-religious practices. Ethiopian „modern pop music‟ experience isrna recent phenomenon.rnThis study has the central aim of proving and exploring the existence of “golden time” and thernreason why the name “golden time” was given to a certain period music production in Ethiopianrnpopular music production history. The beginning and the ending time (years) of the so-calledrn“golden time” is some how controversial that, it needs special attention to be determined. Thernformation of the orchestra (bands) and the role of instruments are the main elements to classifyrnthe period as golden or not.rnThe research is basically based on investigating musical elements found in the recordings.Thernmelodies, baselines, chords, melodic phrases (verse and chorus), the usages of music instrumentsrnfor solo playing and improvisation, rhythmic structures, scales and the instrument that usedrndominantly are identified. Data obtained from interviews and focused group discussions with keyrninformants from music background are used as main reference. Documents and archives in therntitle of Ethiopian music, are also used. Both qualitative and quantitative methods in therndescriptive approach are important to be imployed to conduct this research. Generally, thisrnstudy focused on investigating the elements of music productions done within the time frame ofrnthe period so-called “golden time” to determine as golden or not

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