Eritrean art has always been filled with beauty and passion. Popular music in Eritrea can be traced back to the 60s when stars like Osman Abderrehim, Alamin Abdeletif and Yemane Ghebremichael made soulful music with peppy beats and catchy lyrics. However, Eritrean music 2010 seems to have taken a turn for the better. They songs are filled with melody and inspiring lyrics. Eritrean music has an exclusive rhythm that sets it apart from the rest of Africa. Some of the most famous Eritrean musicians in history are Eng. Asghedom W.Micheal, Bereket Mengisteab, Yemane Baria, Osman Abderrehim, Alamin Abdeletif & Atowe Birhan Segid, some of whose music were banned by the Ethiopian government in the 1970s.
Ethiopian instrumental music is known worldwide. They are composed with such harmony and grace that everyone is bound to fall in love with them. The music of Ethiopia is generally based on using a fundamental modal system called qenet, of which there are four main modes: tezeta, bati, ambassel, and anchihoy. Three supplementary modes are variations on the above: tezeta minor, bati major, and bati minor. Some songs take the name of their qenet, such as tizita, a song of memories. When played on traditional instruments, these modes are generally not the same (that is, the pitches may deviate slightly from the Western-tempered tuning system), but when played on Western instruments such as pianos and guitars, they are played using the Western-tempered tuning system. Highland music is generally monophonic or heterophony. Outside of Ethiopia, some music is polyphonic; Dorze polyphonic singing (edho) may employ up to five parts, Majangir four parts.
Though these two places have music that seems different, they both take pride in their traditional and folk music. Popular music does form an integral part of their society, yet you can catch a glimpse of their folk background there as well