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The Mahmoud Ahmed (\u121b\u1215\u1219\u12f5 \u12a0\u1215\u1218\u12f5) discography begins with a seven inch single on Amha Records in 1971. It runs to Le Tarik (\u1208\u1273\u122a\u12ad), the album he presented in Addis Ababa on August 26, 2026, as his 26th and last.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

His most famous recordings come from the 1970s. He made singles for Philips Ethiopia with the Imperial Bodyguard Band. He then made four long playing records (LPs) with the Ibex Band, for Amha Records, Kaifa Records and his own label. The French label Buda Musique later reissued much of this music in its \u00c9thiopiques series, on volumes 6, 7, 19 and 26.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This page lists his albums by year, with labels and catalogue numbers. It also lists his best known songs in Amharic script and in English spelling, with English translations where a published source gives one. For the story of his life, read our profile of Mahmoud, the king of tizita<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Mahmoud Ahmed performs on an outdoor stage in Washington, D.C., United States, July 7, 2008 (Javaman200 \/ Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0) [file photo]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n

A Note on Amharic Spellings<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The cover of his 1975 Kaifa album spells his name \u121b\u1215\u1219\u12f5 \u1361 \u12a0\u1215\u1218\u12f5. Amharic Wikipedia spells it \u1218\u1210\u1219\u12f5 \u12a0\u1205\u1218\u12f5, and other records use \u121b\u1205\u1219\u12f5 \u12a0\u1205\u1218\u12f5. All three forms refer to the same singer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Amharic titles on this page come from record covers and labels, as listed in the Discogs record database. Others come from Amharic Wikipedia and from The Reporter, the Addis Ababa weekly. When we found no Amharic source for a title, we give the English spelling only. We translate a title only where liner notes, the label or a published review has done so, and we name that source. Other titles are left untranslated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Mahmoud Ahmed Albums and Records by Year<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Year<\/th>Title<\/th>Label<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1971<\/td>Nafqot New Yegodagn \/ Yasdestal<\/td>Amha Records, single<\/td>His first record, later added to \u00c9thiopiques 6<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1972 to 1974<\/td>Fourteen songs on singles<\/td>Philips Ethiopia<\/td>With the Imperial Bodyguard Band; collected on \u00c9thiopiques 26<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1973<\/td>Mahmoud Ahmed<\/td>Amha Records, AELP 80<\/td>First LP, with the Ibex Band; reissued as \u00c9thiopiques 6: Almaz<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1974<\/td>Mahmoud Ahmed<\/td>Amha Records, AELP 100<\/td>Second Amha LP, with the Ibex Band; reissued as \u00c9thiopiques 19: Al\u00e8my\u00e9<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1975<\/td>\u121b\u1215\u1219\u12f5 \u1361 \u12a0\u1215\u1218\u12f5 (Mahmoud Ahmed)<\/td>Kaifa Records, KF 20<\/td>With the Ibex Band; the core of Ere Mela Mela<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1978<\/td>Jeguol Naw Betwa<\/td>Mahmoud Ahmed Records, LR MA 10<\/td>His own label, with the Ibex Band<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1986<\/td>Ere Mela Mela<\/td>Crammed Discs, Belgium<\/td>First European release of his music; reissued by Hannibal Records<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1993<\/td>Hulum Yisma<\/td>Cassette, no label listed<\/td>Released in Ethiopia<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1994<\/td>\u1275\u12dd\u1273\u12ce\u127d (Tizitawoch)<\/td>Ambassel, cassette<\/td>Includes Tizita, Bati and Ambassel<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1996<\/td>Tizita<\/td>Life Records, United States<\/td>Compact disc (CD) with Anchi Bale Game and Yeshi Haregitu<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1997<\/td>Soul of Addis<\/td>Stern’s Africa and Earthworks<\/td>New recordings, with English titles printed<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1997<\/td>Live in Paris<\/td>Long Distance, France<\/td>Concert recording<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1999<\/td>\u00c9thiopiques 6: Almaz<\/td>Buda Musique, France<\/td>The 1973 Amha LP plus his 1971 single<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
1999<\/td>\u00c9thiopiques 7: Er\u00e8 M\u00e8la M\u00e8la<\/td>Buda Musique, France<\/td>The 1975 Kaifa songs plus two 1978 songs<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
2003<\/td>\u12ed\u1275\u1263\u1228\u12ad (Yitbarek)<\/td>Yene Production, United States<\/td>Includes songs titled Almaz and Kulum<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
2005<\/td>\u00c9thiopiques 19: Al\u00e8my\u00e9<\/td>Buda Musique, France<\/td>The 1974 Amha LP<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
2007<\/td>Ethiogroove<\/td>Buda Musique, video disc (DVD)<\/td>Concert with the Either\/Orchestra, filmed near Paris in 2006<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
2010<\/td>\u00c9thiopiques 26: Mahmoud Ahmed & The Imperial Bodyguard Band<\/td>Buda Musique, France<\/td>His Philips singles from 1972 to 1974<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
2012<\/td>Mahmoud Ahmed<\/td>Mississippi Records, United States<\/td>Vinyl reissue of the 1974 Amha LP<\/td><\/tr>\r\n
2026<\/td>\u1208\u1273\u122a\u12ad (Le Tarik)<\/td>Yisakal Entertainment<\/td>Announced August 26, 2026, with 13 songs<\/td><\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody><\/table>
Sources: Discogs, Buda Musique, Crammed Discs, The Reporter and Capital.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Discogs also lists many cassettes from the 1980s and 1990s, several with no year. They came out on Ethiopian shop labels such as Ambassel, Electra Music Shop and Mahmoud Music Shop. One is titled \u121b\u1205\u1219\u12f5 \u12a0\u1205\u1218\u12f5 \u12a8\u122e\u1203 \u1263\u1295\u12f5 \u130b\u122d, or Mahmoud Ahmed With the Roha Band.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The 1975 Kaifa Album, Song by Song<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Kaifa Records released the album in Addis Ababa in 1975. The front cover gives his name in Amharic and English. The back cover reads “Mahmoud Ahmed with the Ibex Band” and lists the songs in both scripts. The record was pressed in Greece, according to its Discogs entry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here are the eleven songs in the order on the cover. The Amharic is as printed on the record, and the second spelling is ours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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  1. \u12a0\u1263\u12ed \u1361 \u121b\u12f6, Abay Mado (Abbay Mado)<\/li>\r\n
  2. \u12a5\u121d\u1267 \u1361 \u1260\u1208\u12cd, Imbwa Belew (Embwa Belew). A 2000 cassette spells the first word \u12a5\u121d\u1262.<\/li>\r\n
  3. \u12a0\u1273\u12cd\u1229\u120d\u129d \u1361 \u120c\u120b, Atawurulign Lela<\/li>\r\n
  4. \u1275\u12dd\u1273, Tizita (Tezeta). The notes to his Live in Paris album translate it as “Nostalgia.”<\/li>\r\n
  5. \u12a6\u1206\u1206 \u1361 \u1308\u12f3\u121b, Ohoho Gedama<\/li>\r\n
  6. \u12a5\u1263\u12ad\u123d \u1361 \u1273\u1228\u1242\u129d, Ibakesh Tarekign (Ebakesh Tareqign)<\/li>\r\n
  7. \u12a5\u1228 \u1361 \u1218\u120b \u1361 \u1218\u120b, Ere Mela Mela, which Pan African Music<\/a> translates as “I am looking for a solution” (our English rendering of its French). The Reporter spells the first word \u12a7\u1228.<\/li>\r\n
  8. \u1218\u127c \u1361 \u1290\u12cd, Meche New<\/li>\r\n
  9. \u1235\u12f0\u1270\u129b\u123d \u1361 \u1290\u129d, Sidetegnash Negn<\/li>\r\n
  10. \u1233\u121d\u122b\u12ec, Samraye (Samiraye)<\/li>\r\n
  11. \u12a5\u1295\u12f4\u1290\u123d \u1361 \u1308\u12f3\u12cd, Indenesh Gedaw (Endenesh Gedawo)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    The Ibex Band also backed him on his two Amha albums and on his 1978 album. Its guitarist Selamino and bass player Giovanni Rico planned a Europe tour with a new Ibex lineup<\/a> for November 2026.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Buda Musique released the Kaifa songs again in 1999 as \u00c9thiopiques 7: Er\u00e8 M\u00e8la M\u00e8la. The label says the volume holds all of his recordings that Kaifa Records released in 1975. That means the LP plus two songs from a Kaifa single, Ash\u00e8w\u00e8yna (\u12a0\u1238\u12c8\u12ed\u1293) and B\u00e8lomi B\u00e8nna (\u1260\u120e\u121a \u1260\u1293). The volume also adds two songs from his 1978 album, B\u00e8men S\u00e8b\u00e8b Letlash and Fetsum Denq Ledj N\u00e8sh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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