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Church Of Kidane Mehret (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP

Mississippi Records / SKU: fr-5249
1972 private press rarity ft. spiritual compositions by the late Ethiopian Orthodox nun
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  • "Church of Kidane Mehret collects all the musical work from Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru’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, alongside some of her most moving piano work. Nowhere 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. This 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 shared with Mississippi by a fellow nun at Emahoy’s monastery when we visited for Emahoy’s funeral in March of 2023." - Mississippi Records

    • clear colored vinyl
    • housed in silver foil-stamped tip-on jacket
    • includes 12-page booklet w/ extensive liner notes
    • limited edition
    • original release year: 1972
    • music label: Mississippi Records 2025
    upc: 850024931824

"Church of Kidane Mehret collects all the musical work from Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru’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, alongside some of her most moving piano work. Nowhere 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. This 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 shared with Mississippi by a fellow nun at Emahoy’s monastery when we visited for Emahoy’s funeral in March of 2023." - Mississippi Records

  • clear colored vinyl
  • housed in silver foil-stamped tip-on jacket
  • includes 12-page booklet w/ extensive liner notes
  • limited edition
  • original release year: 1972
  • music label: Mississippi Records 2025
upc: 850024931824

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