ማኅሌተ ጽጌ 'Mahlete Tsge' at Se-alite Mehret Kidst Maryam - No. 1

ስለ ማኅሌተ ጽጌና ባጠቃላይ ስለወርሐ ጽጌ ለማወቅና ለመረዳት አንደኔ ጉጉት ካለዎት፣ በ ‘አኰቴት ዘተዋሕዶ’ ተዘጋጅቶ የቀረበውን ዝግጅት ቢመለከቱ እንደኔ ብዙ ትምህርት ያገኙበታል ብዬ አምናለሁ።    • ወርሐ ጽጌ   'Zema or the chant tradition of Ethiopia, particularly the chants of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, is attributed to St. Yared, a composer and a choreographer who lived in Aksum in the 6th century AD. He is credited for inventing the zema of the Church; the chant that has been in use continuously for the last almost 1500 years. It is indeed a classical tradition both musically and culturally. St Yared’s chants are characterized as subtle, spiritually uplifting, and euphonic. St Yared’s composition draws its fame both in its endurance and institutionalization of a tradition to mark the rhythm of life, the life of the faithful.' Quoted from the article 'St. Yared – the great Ethiopian composer' by Ayele Bekerie, Tadias Magazine www.tadias.com/11/29/2007/st-yared-the-great-ethio…

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