Tizita

Tizita, also written tezeta, is a balladic style named after a qenet mode of the Amhara, meaning memory, nostalgia and longing, often compared to the blues, saudade and morna. Alemayehu said in 2010 that nobody knows who first composed the tune, which he estimated to be over two centuries old, and called it of great sentimental value. The only Tizita by him that we found is the last track of Addis Ababa, 5:32 on Discogs and AllMusic and 5:34 on Apple Music, but we cannot confirm our upload is that recording, nor name a writer or the personnel. There is no Tizita on Ethiopiques 9. We found no chart, video, cover, sample or live information; setlist.fm holds only three setlists for him, none confirmed to include it.