![]() In his own compositions he combined Ethiopian and Japanese musical ideas. "Koturasia" is one such piece, written for flute, clarinet, violin, and Japanese koto. ![]() His best-known composition, though rarely heard outside Ethiopia, was "The Shepherds Flute", Among his other musical compositions were "Peace unto Ethiopia" and "The Life of Our Nation". Performed in 1968 with the Bulgarian Symphonic orchestra.Īshenafi spoke of his physical and mental isolation in the United States during the late 1970s and 1980s.Īshenafi died in Tallahassee, Florida, May 8, 1998. He left behind a son, Yared Ashenafi and three daughters Nina Ashenafi Richardson, a judge married to Florida State Representative Curtis B. Samrawit Ashenafi and Senait Ashenafi who is an actress. Krar: The Devil's Instrument", Ethnomusicology, Vol. "The Azmari, Poet-musician of Ethiopia", The Musical Quarterly LXI(1), 1975, Oxford University Press.Review of "Ethiopia III: Three Chordophone Traditions by Cynthia Kimberlin, Jerome Kimberlin", Ethnomusicology, Vol.
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