{"product_id":"cd-gebru-emahoy-tsege-mariam-church-of-kidane-mehret-cd","title":"Church Of Kidane Mehret","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano, organ, and harmonium by beloved composer and Ethiopian\u003cbr\u003eOrthodox nun Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru.\u003cbr\u003eChurch of Kidane Mehret collects all the musical work from Emahoy’s 1972 private press album of the same name, alongside two additional unreleased piano recordings, exploring Emahoy’s take on “Ethiopian Church Music.” Recording herself in churches throughout Jerusalem, Emahoy engages directly with the Ethiopian Orthodox musical liturgy. For the first time, we hear Emahoy on harmonium and massive, droning pipe organ,\u003cbr\u003ealongside some of her most moving piano work.\u003cbr\u003e“Ave Maria” is one of our favorite pieces Emahoy ever recorded, her chiming piano reverberating against ancient stone walls.\u003cbr\u003eHer familiar melodic lines take on new resonance when played through the harmonium on “Spring Ode - Meskerem.” Two towering organ performances comprise the B Side, combining Emahoy’s classical European training with her lifelong study of Ethiopian religious music.\u003cbr\u003eNowhere is Emahoy’s unique combination of influences more apparent than on “Essay on Mahlet,” a meditative slow burner in which Emahoy interprets the free verse of the Orthodox liturgy note for note on the piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis revelatory piece, alongside the dramatic piano composition “The Storm,” comes from another selfreleased album, 1963’s Der Sang Des Meeres. One of the only known copies was saved from the trash and\u003cbr\u003eshared with Mississippi by a fellow nun at Emahoy’s monastery when we visited for Emahoy’s funeral in\u003cbr\u003eMarch of 2023.\u003cbr\u003eWe are proud to work with the Emahoy Tsege Mariam Music Foundation to bring you these rare spiritual recordings in what would have been the artist’s 102nd year. Available in black and clear vinyl editions. Oldschool\u003cbr\u003etip-on jacket with metallic silver foil stamping along with a 12-page booklet featuring extensive liner notes from scholar and pianist Thomas Feng.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOUTHBOUND","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40425367863497,"sku":"456880","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/7120\/7498\/files\/456880-Product-0-I-638917035274093651.jpg?v=1756111740","url":"https:\/\/www.jbhifi.co.nz\/products\/cd-gebru-emahoy-tsege-mariam-church-of-kidane-mehret-cd","provider":"JB Hi-Fi NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}