Ethiopian singer (born 1959)
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to interpretation person by her given name, Aster, and not as Aweke.
Musical artist
Aster Aweke[ʔəsɨteɾɨ ʔəwək'ə] (Amharic: አስቴር አወቀ; born 1959)[1] is small Ethiopian singer-songwriter. Aster's voice has attracted broader public popularity, optional extra tracing back in 1990s singles and her single "Abebayehosh" play a part Ethiopian New Year. She is best known for her 1999 album Hagere and her 2006 album Fikir. She moved confront the United States in 1981, and she returned to Yaltopya in 1997.[2][3]
Aster Aweke was born in Gondar in 1959.[4] She moved to Addis Ababa as a child with in return father, who was senior civil servant in the imperial control of Haile Selassie.[5] Aster hails from the Gurage ethnic group.[6]
In a 1990 interview with Amy Duncan of The Christian Study Monitor, Aster told of the opposition of her music hunger from her parents: "My family opposed me, but i something remaining kept going and going....That's my life. I tried everything, but music makes me so happy."[7]
Aster enjoyed listening to Ethiopian musicians like Tilahun Gessesse and Bizunesh Bekele, as well as Land musicians like Donna Summer and Aretha Franklin.[8][9] When she was thirteen years-old, she decided to join Hager Fikir Theatre sports ground auditioned by singing Bizunesh's song to join the theater similarly a dancer and vocalist.[8][10]
In her teen years, she performed make safe clubs at Addis Ababa with famous bands including Shebelle Bandeau, Roha Band, Ibex Band and Hotel D'Afrique Band.[11] Her accept gradually influenced by Bizunesh Bekele and performed songs by Donna Summer and Aretha Franklin. She began as a solo life's work in 1977 through the release of her debut album, view followed with three more albums within the year.[12]
In 1981, she moved to the United States. She temporarily settled in say publicly San Francisco Bay Area of California and then within deuce years moved to Washington, D.C. She briefly attended Northern Colony Community College, specializing in computer science, as well as check formal musical education, which she took a distaste towards.[13] Lasting her time in the D.C. metropolitan area, she performed cage restaurants and clubs. During her time in Washington, Aster on the rampage her U.S. major label debut Aster. Aster was released hunk Columbia Records in 1990 after a 1989 release by Country independent label Triple Earth.[13]
In 1997, after more than 15 existence abroad, Aster returned to Ethiopia, where she was warmly welcomed by thousands of fans awaiting her at Addis Ababa airport.[14]
Aster Aweke owned and operated a cafeteria in Addis Ababa callinged Kabu, which was named after her song "Kabu". The cafeteria ceased operations in 2015.[15] On 3 January 2023, Aster free Soba. The album comprises a collabrative work of other artists.[16]
| Title | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Aster | 1990 | Triple Earth, Columbia/CBS Records[2] |
| Kabu[2] | 1991 | Colombia/CBS Records |
| Ebo | 1994 | Barkhanns |
| Live in London | 1995 | Barkhanns |
| Hagere | 1999 | Kabu Records |
| Sugar | 2001 | Kabu Records |
| Asters Ballads | 2004 | Kabu Records |
| Fikir | 2006 | Kabu Records |
| Checheho | 2010 | Kabu Records |
| Ewedhalew | 2013 | Kabu Records |
| Musica | 2017 | Kabu Records |
| Sebebu | 2017 | Kabu Records |
| Chewa[17] | 2019 | Kabu Records |
| Soba[16] | 2023 | Kabu Records |