Welcome to Meqalih Yared Bahili Tigrai

This section is dedicated to the legend Tigraigna artist, composer, and song writer - Kiros Alemayohu.

Kiros Alemayohu was one the most talented artists in Ethiopia. He was the most original and visionary Tigraigna artist and highly appreciated by his many fans.

The Mission of this website is:
• To promote and encourage Tigraian artists and their work
• To promote Tigrai Art, Music and Culture
• To encourage and inspire Ethiopian music in general

WHO WAS YARED

St. Yared - is the father of Ethiopian religious music with its notation which is still valid to this day. He tried his hand at writing and composed a book of hymns. He traveled to Europe and shared his experience with his fellow Ethiopians.

The contribution of St. Yared to Ethiopian civilization was not limited only to education and music. He played an important role in enhancing literature, theology, philosophy and history. In his Digwa, a book of hymns and prose, he demonstrates his knowledge of verification and provides the fundamentals of theology, philosophy as well as history by explaining the nature of God, the importance of the love for wisdom and by laying the corner-stone for early Ethiopian church history.

The peoples of Tigray have enriched Ethiopian music and dance. They have unique dance, melody and drumming system. Their language is rich in vocabulary, proverbs, sayings, idioms, riddles and folk tales which have broadened Amharic language and folklore. Tigreyan writers who compose their works in both Tigregna and Amharic languages have contributed immensely to the development of Ethiopian literature.

In the past two thousand years Tigreyans have played a vital role in Ethiopian history, government, politics, military, economy, commerce, religion, social life, architecture, culture, education, art, music, linguistics, literature and philosophy.

an excerpt from Fikre Tolossa (Ph.D) article