Church of Kidane Mehret

~ Release by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1,2 & 5-10 originally released on Church of Kidane Mehret - Yet My King Is From Old, 1972, Hed Arzi Ltd., PRT 14318
Tracks 3 & 4 originally released on Der Sang Des Meeres, 1963, self-released
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4 panel wallet, comes with 24 page booklet featuring extensive liner notes from Emahoy scholar Thomas Feng.
CD Version includes four bonus tracks.
The A Side of the original Church of Kidane Mehret LP was comprised of four field recordings of the Mahlet chant. These pieces are not composed or performed by Emahoy. They are included on CD and digital versions of this release for historical accuracy.

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-29 12:46 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Ave Maria
performer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
recording of:
Ave Maria
composer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
2:38
2Spring Ode – Meskerem
performer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
recording of:
Spring Ode – Meskerem
composer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
8:39
3The Storm
performer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
recording of:
The Storm
composer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
6:22
4Essay on Mahlet, The Prayer of Saint Yared
performer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
recording of:
Essay on Mahlet, The Prayer of Saint Yared
composer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
4:00
5Via Dolorosa, XIth Station of the Cross
performer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
recording of:
Via Dolorosa, XIth Station of the Cross
composer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
11:14
6Prayer for Peace. Ps. 122 (Kyrie Eleison)
performer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
recording of:
Prayer for Peace. Ps. 122 (Kyrie Eleison)
composer:
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
3:55
7Mesbak, Yet My King Is From Old
performer:
Deacon Berhanu Bekele (vocalist) and Deacon Abraham Habte Selassie (vocalist)
15:16
8From Thy Side
performer:
Deacon Abraham Habte Selassie (vocalist)
2:22
9Behold the Cross
performer:
Deacon Abraham Habte Selassie (vocalist)
2:22
10Believe in Me
performer:
Deacon Berhanu Bekele (vocalist) and Deacon Abraham Habte Selassie (vocalist)
4:55

Credits

Release

legal representation:Adam Holofcener (legal representative)
liner notes:Thomas Feng (producer and liner notes related)
miscellaneous support:Maria Barrios (Maria Florencia Barrios; Argentine-born, Philadelphia-based writer and music journalist) (task: coordinator)
Sam Wenc (musician splitting time between Western MA & Brooklyn, NY) (task: product manager)
producer:Cyrus Moussavi (filmmaker and music video director) (task: reissue producer)
mastering:Timothy Stollenwerk (mastering engineer)
artwork:Daniel Fried (graphic designer and musician) (task: graphics)
licensed from:Emahoy Tsege Mariam Music Publisher
mastered at:Stereophonic Mastering in Portland, Oregon, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/34080514 [info]