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	TrouserPress.com :: Aster Aweke
		Aster Aweke grew up in Addis Ababa, surrounded by traditional Ethiopian sounds, Euro-pop, disco and American soul music.
		Columbia picked Aweke's album up for domestic release in '90, touting her as an Ethiopian "soul singer," probably overestimating her commercial appeal and misunderstanding her artistry and music.
		Aweke's singing is impressive, but the linear construction of the tunes makes repeated listenings a must for most Westerners.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=aster_aweke (341 words)

	Aster Aweke (The Leopard Man's African Music Guide)
		Aster Aweke is often called “Africa’s Aretha Franklin” and has in the past few years been based in America.
		Aster Aweke began to sing with the established group, Roha Band, but broke up with them after a short time when Ethiopia was thrown into political and economic chaos at the time of the revolution.
		Aster Aweke is a very competent vocalist who sings in an American-influenced style but who nevertheless has preserved an undiscovered core of Africa.
	www.leopardmannen.no /a/aweke.aster.asp?lang=gb (361 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Aster Aweke tickets, concerts and tour dates
		When she arrived in her homeland in 1961 for the first time in 16 years, Ethiopian-born and Washington, D.C.-based songstress Aster Aweke was greeted by thousands of loyal followers awaiting her plane.
		The daughter of senior civil servant in the Imperial government, Aweke was determined to become a musician by the age of 13.
		Launching a solo career, Aweke was encouraged by musical entrepreneur Ali Tango, who financed and released five cassettes and two singles of her music.
	www.ticketmaster.ca /artist/734139?brand=none (575 words)

	Aster Aweke
		From Kuku Sebsebe to Aster Aweke and from Alemayehu Eshete to Mohamud Ahmad;...
		And with Aster Aweke and Mahmoud Ahmed of Ethiopia, whose soul-influenced and...
		Aster Aweke, Ethiopia, East Africa, Ethiopia's best known singing star left the cultural confines of her war-torn homeland for the freedoms and challenges...
	folks.mab-x-music.com /aster-aweke.html (654 words)

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		Aster Aweke is often called “Africa’s Aretha Franklin” and has in the past few years been based in America.
		In the mid 1970s the young Aster began to orient herself with the music of her homeland, and sang with several local groups until 1977.
		Aster Aweke began to sing with the established group, Roha Band, but broke up with them after a short time when Ethiopia was thrown into political and economic chaos at the time of the revolution.
	www.sobs.com /african/0926a.html (338 words)

	Aster Aweke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aster Aweke is an Ethiopian singer who lives in the United States.
		She has made at least three albums: Aster (1990, Columbia Records), Kabu (1991, Columbia Records), and Ebo.
		She was born in 1961 in Gondar, Ethiopia, and started her career at Hager Fikir Theatre in Addis Ababa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aster_Aweke (96 words)

	FirstGlobalSelect \| Aster New Year Concert in London Canceled Controversially
		Aster Aweke's New Year concert scheduled to take place in London on September 10 was controversially canceled due to misunderstandings between the venue owners and the promoter of the event.
		Meanwhile, a spammer has been dispersing e-mails claiming that Aster Aweke had been arrested in London on grounds that she was funding and aiding terror activities.
		Aster admitted that a concert intended for September 10th was actually canceled because of the disagreement between her promoter and the venue.
	www.firstglobalselect.com /scripts/cgiip.wsc/globalone/htm/news_article.r?vcnews-id=166448 (776 words)

	Aster Aweke: National Geographic World Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Born in Begemdr in the late '50s, Aster Aweke began singing professionally in 1977.
		Aweke's music delivers a strong shot of jazz and pumps out funky dance beats blending horns, keyboards, guitars and drums.
		Though she now moves back and forth between the US and Europe, Aster's original and adventurous work has always found a receptive audience back home in Ethiopia.
	worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com /worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/aster_aweke (292 words)

	Aster Aweke to Perform at Sheraton Gala Dance Tonight
		The renowned Ethiopian artist, Aster Aweke, will perform at a Gala-Dinner dance to be held this evening at the Sheraton Hotel in support of school feeding in Ethiopia in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme, it was learnt.
		On Tuesday, Aster Aweke, one of Africa’s greatest vocalists, sang at Addis Ababa Stadium in front of thousands of fans.
		The two concerts are the first fund raising events involving Aster Aweke and the World Food Programme.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2003/11/28-11-03/Aster.htm (212 words)

	YouTube - Aster Aweke on Night Music
		Aster Kne Meles Zenawi Gare Tebbabersh Ye Weyanee Meleneyame Yenesu Propaganda Tureneba Mehonshe Betame Asazenojal..
		I love the songs of aster, she is a nice performer..the song called fiqir of her is my favorite one.
		Teddy, Aster Aweke performing live, Ethiopian Millennium 1
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=IeXPmj0ZT80 (455 words)

	Aweke, Aster Biography
		A native of Gandor, a small town near Lake Tara, Aweke was raised in the capital city of Addis Ababa.
		The daughter of senior civil servant in the Imperial government, Aweke was determined, by the age of thirteen, to become a musician.
		By 1981, Aweke had become disillusioned by the country's oppressive political climate and relocated to the United States.
	www.gatewayofafrica.com /artists/biography/53.html (196 words)

	Aster Aweke - listen to free MP3 song download & watch music videos - MOG
		Aster Aweke - listen to free MP3 song download & watch music videos - MOG
		Sometimes referred to as “Africa’s Aretha Franklin”, Aster Aweke is an Ethiopian singer who lives in the United States.
		Aweke was born in 1961 in Gondar, Ethiopia and was raised in the capital city of Addis Ababa.
	mog.com /music/Aster_Aweke (272 words)

	Aster Aweke: Afropop Artist -- Ethiopia, East Africa
		Aster Aweke: Afropop Artist -- Ethiopia, East Africa
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	www.afropop.org /explore/show_artist/ID/6/Aster (61 words)

	African Legends Aster Aweke World Music at Global Rhythm - The Destination for World Music
		Aweke doesnât leave the traditional behind by any means; she respects it, she draws from it, but sheâs never beholden to it.
		Aweke was born in Gondar, Ethiopia, some time between the late â50s and 1961, depending on which account you believe.
		Aweke signed to the small Triple Earth label in 1989, and the two aforementioned albums were then picked up by Columbia Records, which had high hopes for her commercial potential in the West.
	www.globalrhythm.net /AfricanLegends/AsterAweke.cfm (268 words)

	Aster Aweke
		Aster was born around 1960 in Gondor, Ethiopia but grew up in Addis Ababa and soon got a deep love for singing.
		Her purpose was to pursue her education but her friends persuaded her to continue singing and she is still based there now, in Los Angeles.
		Aster gained immense popularity with the Ethiopian community in USA as for many years she starred four nights a week at a night club in Washington DC.
	www.africanmusiciansprofiles.com /asteraweke.htm (244 words)

	VH1.com : Aster Aweke : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		A native of Gandor, a small town near Lake Tara, Aweke was raised in the capital city of Addis Ababa.
		The daughter of senior civil servant in the Imperial government, Aweke was determined to become a musician by the age of 13.
		Launching a solo career, Aweke was encouraged by musical entrepreneur Ali Tango, who financed and released five cassettes and two singles of her music.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/aweke_aster/bio.jhtml (330 words)

	FFWD Weekly - August 15, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Unfortunately, the political climate in Ethiopia was hardly conducive to the budding artist's state of mind, and the turmoil in her homeland led Aweke to the United States, where she settled into college life, studying English in San Francisco in the early ’80s.
		Aweke has always shied away from the turmoil that has haunted her homeland, preferring to explore more wide-reaching subjects.
		Aweke says she's thankful for her long-lasting appeal, but her dream now is to help young Ethiopian artists with their development.
	www.ffwdweekly.com /Issues/2002/0815/cover.htm (656 words)

	Hager Fikir Theatre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is a legendary playhouse where modern Ethiopian music and drama were born and nurtured.
		Many stars like Aster Aweke, Tilahun Gessesse and Frewu Hailu began their careers on the stage of Hager Fikir Theatre.
		Both traditional Ethiopian plays and translations of European playwrights by William Shakespeare, Friedrich Schiller, Henrik Ibsen and Molière have been produced at Hager Fikir Theatre in the last decades.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hager_Fikir_Theatre (504 words)

	Ethiopian Millennium - Aster Aweke
		Aster Aweke has long been dubbed the queen of contemporary Ethiopian music and rightly so.
		Undoubtedly, Aster's music adds a bit of flavor to the lives of many Ethiopians.
		We laughed and cried listening to her touchy music, swamped by reminiscences of people we had romance with, places we frequented in the past and moments of our lives we always cherish.
	www.ethiopianmillennium.com /aster.html (164 words)

	Faked It :: EthiopiS.com :: Ethiopis.Com : Airline Tickets For Global Travel, Africa , Ethiopia , Europe , South ...
		In a surprise move, Lile Johson, a self-employed carpenter from Sydney, Australia, said he had successfully tricked Aster Aweke and thousands of her fans around the world.
		Johnson, has presented himself to Aster Aweke as Maxi Priest and has been traveling with her on her tours around the world, and had even sang on stage some of Maxi Priest's well-known songs to cheering Ethiopians.
		Fans across the world are signing petitions asking for a partial refund of their concert ticket fees since Maxi Priest was "chilling in Jamaica", while fans were listening to terrible music by Mr.
	www.ethiopis.com /index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=102 (309 words)

	breath of life » GIGI / “Ethiopia” (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Aster Aweke is the Ethiopian singer I most admire.
		On the other hand, while Aster is clearly a modern singer with RandB inclinations (you might think of Aster as having the passion of Aretha Franklin), Aster’s music nevertheless reveled in Ethiopian traditions, including acoustic instrumentation, which was the exact opposite of what I heard on Gigi’s debut.
		As it turns out, not only was Aster a major inspiration for Gigi, but paradoxically Aster started trying to go pop while Gigi dug into her roots.
	www.kalamu.com /bol/2005/09/25/gigi-ethiopia (1356 words)

	Aster Aweke: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		Aster Aweke: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more
		If the crossover moves of Aster Aweke's pair of Columbia LPs made it hard to figure why she's such a major star in the Ethiopian music world, Live in London will clue you in.
		The recording isn't a pristine board tape, but it genuinely captures the raucous excitement of being there amidst an enthusiastic crowd celebrating the 1996 Ethiopian New Year with their homegirl heroine.
	www.music.com /person/aster_aweke/1 (273 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Backed up on other cuts by a variety of percussion instruments, horns, keyboards and acoustic bass, Aster's voice is again rich and enchanting.
		~ J. Poet Aster Aweke's music is not quite like anything you've ever heard, unless you've already been exposed to her extraordinary vocal artistry.
		All in all, Aster Aweke is so compelling a singer that somehow it doesn't matter if we don't understand a word.
	www.abyssiniacybergateway.net /info/aster.txt (344 words)

	Aster Aweke - Oslo Mela 2005 :: Kongoi Online Magazine. Nettavis for kultur og underholdning, Oslo. Musikk, nyheter, ...
		Aster Aweke fra Etiopia opptrer på kommende Mela festivalen i Oslo.
		Aster Aweke etablerte seg på den etiopiske musikkscenen på midten av 1970-tallet, med opptredener på klubber i Addis Abeba og utgivelser av kassetter som ble uhyre populære.
		Aster Aweke ble raskt en viktig utøver i den tidens gryende verdensmusikkbevegelse med sin miks av etiopisk sangstil og soulinfluert backing Med platene ”Kabu” og ”Ebo” i 1991 og 1993 nådde hun et ennå større internasjonalt publikum.
	www.kongoimagazine.no /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=161 (267 words)

	Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Aster Aweke
		In the past 30 years or so, singers like Mahmoud Ahmed and bands like the Roha band and the Wallis Band performed in Ethiopian night clubs, sport stadiums and sold hundreds of thousands of cassettes, but little of this was known to the West.
		Nowadays, the keyboard is widely in use, but, surprisingly, this hardly devaluates the power of the melodies and haunting rhythms.
		Based in New York, Aster Aweke adds her talent and expressive voice and partly thanks to the British World Music pioneering "Triple Earth" label, her talent was also recognised outside of the Ethiopian community.
	www.geocities.com /fbessem/frames/art_aweke.html (147 words)

	AfroDisc: Africa Music Reviews
		However, while the raw emotions of the fans spill over at the opening and end of each song, a certain discord is evident between Aweke's lively ballads and her accompaniment on stage.
		Sometimes, the artist and the drummer seem to clash in a war for prominence.
		Still, this is a worthwhile collection for Aweke's fans who cherish the galloping polyrhythm from the land of Queen of Sheeba fronted by one of the best diva ever to emerge from the horn of Africa.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/afrodisc18.html (751 words)

	CAMA - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Aster Aweke is Ethiopia's most successful World Music star.
		She was born in 1961 and started singing in 1977 with various groups.
		By 1979, she decided to move to the USA.
	www.cama.org.za /CAMA/webcomponents/php/gen_Musician.php?id=615 (31 words)

	AWEKE, Aster : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
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		Her song 'Ager Alegn' (I Have A Home Too') became almost a second Ethiopian national anthem; albums Aster and Kabu (Sterns/Triple Earth UK, Sony USA) brought her an international audience.
		Based in NYC and writing in English, she planned a stadium gig in Ethiopia for early '97.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/a/A135.HTM (72 words)

	Aster Aweke News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		News about Aster Aweke continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		As a legendary diva of East Africa, Aster Aweke has earned such high praise because her resounding voice could shake the ancient...
		does anybody know if Aster is planning some sh...
	www.topix.net /who/aster-aweke?scoring=r (118 words)

	Aster by Aster Aweke at Audio Lunchbox
		5: Aster - Y'Shebellu (Name Of A River)
		Audio Lunchbox / New Age / Aster Aweke / Aster
		Aster, September 9th, 2007, 1:50 AM Reviewer: Anonymous
	www.audiolunchbox.com /album?a=52051&z= (60 words)

	ETHIOPIA
		Having said that I don't doubt that it will be a big hit as it brings out the quality of Aster's voice far better than her previous album.
		Has some superb mood music based loosley on original Ethiopian styles.
		Beats the hell out of the recent Aster Aweke releases.
	www.natari.com /ethiopia.htm (2284 words)

	Aster Aweke - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		Aster Aweke - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
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		Live at the Barbican Theatre 2006 (Bonus Tracks)
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/songs/0,,399413,00.html (157 words)

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