Tigist Shibabaw

Tigist Shibabaw
Background information
Birth name Tigist Shibabaw
Born 1980
Origin Chagni, Ethiopia
Died January 2008 (aged 28)
Bahar Dar, Ethiopia
Genres Ethiopian music, hip hop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2000–2008
Labels Palm Pictures
Associated acts Bole2Harlem, Gigi

Tigist Shibabaw (1980–January 2008 born in Chagni, Ethiopia) was an Ethiopian singer and one of the original members of the Harlem-based hip hop fusion band Bole2Harlem. She was the sister of singer Gigi.

Early life

Tigist was born and raised in Chagni, a small town in northwestern Ethiopia. She was one of ten siblings, born into a family of coffee farmers that relied on the local river for their harvest.[1] According to her sister Gigi, their household was always filled with entertainment; the children of the house were often recruited to entertain guests.[1]

Recording career

Tigist immigrated to the United States in 2000 to pursue a music career, joining her older sister Gigi who was already a globally acclaimed musician in her own right. Their father had initially forbidden Gigi from becoming an entertainer.[1]

Death

Tigist died at the age of twenty-eight in Bahar Dar, Ethiopia where she is said to have traveled on a spiritual journey shortly after she finished recording with Bole2Harlem. Details regarding the circumstances surrounding her death never emerged, including the exact date of her death. She was buried in Chagni, Ethiopia, the town where she was born, among family.[2]

Discography

ArtistAlbumLabelYear
GigiGigi[2][3]Palm Pictures2001
Jah Wobble and Bill LaswellRadioaxiom (A Dub Transmission)[2][4]Palm Pictures2001
Abyssinia InfiniteZion Roots[2][5]Network Medien2003
Mandeng EletrikMan:De.Ng Eletrik[2][6]Mulatta2004
Various artistsAfrican Dreams[7]Ellipsis Arts2004
GigiGold And Wax[2][8]Palm Pictures2006
Bole 2 HarlemVolume 1 [2][9]Sounds of the Mushroom2006
Various artistsUn Automne 2007[10]Les Inrockuptibles2007

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ejigayehu Shibabaw Official Myspace". Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ethiopian Singer Tigist Shibabaw of Bole 2 Harlem Dies in Bahar Dar". January 21, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Gigi". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  4. ↑ "Radioaxiom – A Dub Transmission". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  5. ↑ Zion Roots (credits) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  6. ↑ Man:De.Ng Eletrik (Credits) at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  7. ↑ Compilation includes the track "Sheruru" by Tigist Shibabaw. "African Dreams". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  8. ↑ "Gold And Wax". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  9. ↑ "Bole 2 Harlem – Volume 1". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  10. ↑ Compilation includes the track "Bole 2 Harlem" by Bole 2 Harlem. "Various – Un Automne 2007". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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