Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Church. 'AQwAQwAM - Music and dance of heaven
[Église chrétienne orthodoxe d'Èthiopie. 'AQwAQwAM - La musique et la danse des cieux]
Inedit W 260121, recorded 2002-03, CD released 2005
[Église chrétienne orthodoxe d'Èthiopie. 'AQwAQwAM - La musique et la danse des cieux]
Inedit W 260121, recorded 2002-03, CD released 2005
Among the liturgical chanting of the Ethiopian Church a specific genre, called 'aqwaqwam', includes the liturgical chants accompanied by sistrums, drums and dance. This “music and dance of heaven” was revealed to St-Yared [6th century] in a vision of heaven and has not changed since then due to the isolation of Ethiopia in the Christian world. As such, it is a faithful representation of very ancient Christian rites. These recordings have been collected at feasts and ceremonies in several churches of Addis Ababa.
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