The Roha Band

The Roha Band
When The Ibex Band Disbanded In 1979 Three Of Its Members – Selam Seyoum Giovanni Rico And Fekadu Amdemeskel – Joined With Dawit Yifru Keyboard Player For The Also Recently Disbanded Dahlak Band To Form The Now-Legendary Roha Band. Specializing In Modern Ethiopian Music With A Traditional Blend The Band’s First Contract Was With The Addis Ababa Hilton Where They Performed Together Six Days A Week Perfecting Their Signature Sound. The Roha Band Traveled Extensively In Ethiopia And Abroad And Performed On Ethiopian Television. They Made Over 250 Recordings With A Multitude Of Celebrated Ethiopian Singers Including Aster Aweke Tilahun Gessesse Mahmoud Ahmed Muluken Mellesse Theodros Tadesse Hamelmal Abate And Neway Debebe. Although The Band Broke Up In 1994 With The Members Pursuing Individual Interests No Other Ethiopian Group Has Matched The Number Or Quality Of Their Recordings. read less