Aster Aweke (Amharic: አስቴር አወቀ) is an Ethiopian singer who lives in the United States. Born in 1961(though some sources cite the late fifties), this much-loved Ethiopian artist is musically adventerous. The daughter of a senior public servant, she was raised in Addis Ababa and began singing publicly as a teenager. In 1981, Aweke migrated to the United States and settled in Washington D.C. among a large Ethiopian expatriate community. Her popularity grew in the United States and remained strong a...
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Aster Aweke (Amharic: አስቴር አወቀ) is an Ethiopian singer who lives in the United States. Born in 1961(though some sources cite the late fifties), this much-loved Ethiopian artist is musically adventerous. The daughter of a senior public servant, she was raised in Addis Ababa and began singing publicly as a teenager. In 1981, Aweke migrated to the United States and settled in Washington D.C. among a large Ethiopian expatriate community. Her popularity grew in the United States and remained strong at home. Discography Ethiopian Groove - The Golden Seventies, Paris, 1994, Buda Musique (contains three of her very first recordings) 1989 Aster (Columbia/CBS Records) 1991 Kabu (Columbia/SME Records) 1993 Ebo (Barkhanns) 1997 Live in London (Barkhanns) 1999 Hagere (Kabu Records) 2002 Sugar (Kabu Records) 2004 Asters Ballads (Kabu Records) 2006 Fikir
