Awalom Gebremariam is an Eritrean singer and multi-instrumentalist. At the age of 28, Awalom Gebremariam arrived in the United States, following a years-long journey from Eritrea. He’d made it to a refugee camp in Ethiopia several years ago and eventually attained asylum status for passage to America. But before he left his hometown, Eritrea’s highland capital Asmara, he made his first and only recording so far, Desdes. Recorded in 2007, the album was unearthed by the Awesome Tapes from Africa label in 2016. In 2006, Awalom began to teach himself two of Eritrea’s most recognizable a… read more
Awalom Gebremariam is an Eritrean singer and multi-instrumentalist. At the age of 28, Awalom Gebremariam arrived in the United States, following a years-long journey from Eritrea. He’d made it to a refugee camp in Ethiopia several years ago and eventually attained asylum status for passage to… read more
Awalom Gebremariam is an Eritrean singer and multi-instrumentalist. At the age of 28, Awalom Gebremariam arrived in the United States, following a years-long journey from Eritrea. He’d made it to a refugee camp in Ethiopia several years ago and eventually attained asylum status for passage to America. But before he left his hometown, Eritrea’s highland capital As… read more