Bolel is a style of
Ethiopian music
Ethiopian music is a term that can mean any music of Ethiopian origin, however, often it is applied to a genre, a distinct modal system that is pentatonic, with characteristically long intervals between some notes.
The music of the Ethiopian Hi ...
that evolved out of the
Azmari musical tradition in
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...
and elements of modern urban culture. The word ''bolel'' is a corrupted form of the word meaning ''dust'', in reference to the bad roads of the rural countryside.
References
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Falceto, Francis. "Land of Wax and Gold". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), ''World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East'', pp 480–487. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books.
Music of Ethiopia
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