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| Saba Tewelde knew what she wanted. She wanted to
sing. Today, she performs her own type of music with her band Injera
Soul. Without a formal education in music, she learnt by doing and
she is pulling a dedicated crowd of fans. In a brief interview with AFRITOPC,
she speaks about herself and her lyrics.
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was born in
Eritrea
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I came to
Germany
with my parents at an early age and went to school in
Frankfurt
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I was interested in music already at school. I loved singing and wanted
to be a singer. My parents could not afford my attending a school of
music financially. I wanted to learn how to play the piano but financial
difficulties debarred me from taking piano lessons. I was not
discouraged. I did not like the regular school curriculum and I had
difficulties with some of the subjects. I knew I had to deal with the
difficulties. I dealt with them and overcame them. Going through the
difficulties and overcoming them made me stronger.
I was determined to
get into the music business and become a music artist. I started looking
for contacts in the music scene and finally got the chance to perform in
a musical in Frankfurt. I was learning to sinf by doing. With more practice, I got
better. Later, I started receiving offers as a background vocalist from
different music groups. I traveled around
Europe
performing with Reggae, Hip Hop and African music
groups.
I gained a lot of experience, which motivated me
to start thinking about developing my own style of music. I wanted to do
rhythms with lyrics in my mother tongue, Trigrina. I have a great deal
of resources I could draw from and integrate in my music. continue> |
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| Saba Tewelde |
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| Saba performing at
the Stadtgarten
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| Saba with her band
Injera Soul |
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| Apart from the
Afro-Reggae, Hip Hop, Soul and African ballads influences, my
participating in the musical “Gospel Tribe” gave me valuable vocal
and stage performance experiences. I
am now in the position to combine all my experiences. I like to incorporate diverse styles into my music
compositions. Creativity is very important to
me. I want to be flexible and be able to do different types of music. My
music should be globally acceptable; a sort of world music. After
experimenting and mixing different flavors, I have come up with my own
music and formed my own band Injera Soul. continue> |
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I
wish that more people of African descent would attend Afro-centric
concerts or events such as the Black
Media Congress and the May
Ayim Award. I attended both events. Though I went to the events
without any specific expectation, somehow I wished I could meet people
who are active in the media sector and the music business. I was hoping
to meet music artists, discuss, exchange views and probably find a way
of working together. The events were good but more interesting programs
could be included in the May Ayim Award to make it more attractive. Including more artists
and music shows for example, would be very interesting to me personally.
In terms of literature, I love to read biographical essays or stories. I
like reading about how people achieve their goals. I have my goals in
the music industry. I hope to continue learning and progressing steadily
until I achieve my goal as an acclaimed music artist. Afritopic
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