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Deeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano, organ, and harmonium by beloved composer and Ethiopian Orthodox nun Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru. Church of Kidane Mehret collects all the musical work from Emahoy's 1972 private press album of the same name, alongside two additional unreleased piano recordings, exploring Emahoy's take on InchEthiopian Church Music.Inch Recording herself in churches throughout Jerusalem, Emahoy engages directly with the Ethiopian Orthodox musical liturgy. For the first time, we hear Emahoy on harmonium and massive, droning pipe organ, alongside some of her most moving piano work. Album Tracks 1. Ave Maria 2. Spring Ode - Meskerem 3. The Storm 4. Essay on Mahlet, the Prayer of Saint Yared 5. Via Dolorosa, Xith Station of the Cross 6. Prayer for Peace. PS. 122 (Kyrie Eleison)
