Muluu Baqqalaa / Damaa Shoolee Kiyyaa / Akannaa Dubbiiin 2xCD
Muluu Baqqalaa 'Damaa Shoolee Kiyyaa / Akannaa Dubbiiin' 2xCD
Muluu Baqqalaa is an Oromo songwriter and vocalist born in the town of Lemen, Qarsa Malima, a small settlement sixty kilometres from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Born to a working class family in Oromia, Mulu and her siblings were sent to school at an early age and imbued with a spirit of hard work, spiritual practice, and hope. Living in an unstable political and social environment led Mulu to seek expression in the arts.
She left her studies at the age of nineteen, and began recording her first album, Damaa Shoolee Kiyaa, with producer Ibrahim Saide and engineer Dawit Yusuf Sammamish. The album is a collection of recordings, ranging from love songs, protest songs, and spiritual anthems. Mulu speaks of the process of establishing herself as a prominent artist in Ethiopia, refining her practice into an exploration of the boundaries between politics, culture, and love.
In 2023, these recordings will be made available outside of Ethiopia for the first time ever, compiled by Music in Exile as true to their original releases as possible, and remastered for digital and CD release by Mikey Young.
Muluu Baqqalaa is an Oromo songwriter and vocalist born in the town of Lemen, Qarsa Malima, a small settlement sixty kilometres from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Born to a working class family in Oromia, Mulu and her siblings were sent to school at an early age and imbued with a spirit of hard work, spiritual practice, and hope. Living in an unstable political and social environment led Mulu to seek expression in the arts.
She left her studies at the age of nineteen, and began recording her first album, Damaa Shoolee Kiyaa, with producer Ibrahim Saide and engineer Dawit Yusuf Sammamish. The album is a collection of recordings, ranging from love songs, protest songs, and spiritual anthems. Mulu speaks of the process of establishing herself as a prominent artist in Ethiopia, refining her practice into an exploration of the boundaries between politics, culture, and love.
In 2023, these recordings will be made available outside of Ethiopia for the first time ever, compiled by Music in Exile as true to their original releases as possible, and remastered for digital and CD release by Mikey Young.
