What the Trailer Shows<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The trailer opens on a grand piano on an empty stage, with the words \u201cMerkign Album, November 12\u201d and \u201cVolume 4.\u201d It then shows Abeba in a red beret and a scarf, walking on autumn streets with an umbrella and flowers. Short shots of a record player and a studio mixing desk follow. The last frame shows the title in Amharic script above the words \u201c4th Studio Album.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The video description names Geez Creative, an Ethiopian digital music company, as the distributor. The trailer is the first new upload on her channel since February, when she posted the official video for Mayete Kentu (\u121b\u12e8\u1274 \u12a8\u1295\u1271)<\/a>, the music site Ethio.Music<\/a> noted. Fans have already watched the trailer about 33,000 times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n The album news comes while one of her older songs is getting heavy airplay. In its November chart, the Addis Ababa guide What\u2019s Out Addis<\/a> ranked Abeba second among the most played artists on Ethiopian radio and television, with 315 plays. Her song Meskel Yibir (\u1218\u1235\u1240\u120d \u12ed\u1265\u122d) was the second most played track, with 199 plays. Only Irreecha by Kemer Yousuf had more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The song is tied to Meskel, the Finding of the True Cross, which Ethiopians marked in late September with Demera bonfires<\/a> across the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Abeba became known in the 1990s. In 2023, the Ethiopian podcast Mastawesha<\/a> described her as one of the best Ethiopian female singers of that decade. Her songs still appear on streaming collections of Ethiopian music from the 1990s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Apple Music lists her album Yelehubetm (\u12e8\u1208\u1201\u1260\u1275\u121d), released in 2013 by Nahom Records with 13 songs. It also lists Erjign Abro Adege, a 12 song album from 2023. Her channel now carries every song from Yelehubetm as official audio.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Her video for Werewn Semchalehu (\u12c8\u122c\u12cd\u1295 \u1230\u121d\u127b\u1208\u1201)<\/a>, posted on her channel in January 2026, has passed 2.6 million views. Tewnet.com wrote about her in 2018, when she appeared on the Enchewawet show<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Merkign lands in a busy month for Ethiopian music. Last week, Helen Berhe released her album Yebereta<\/a> as ten official videos. Ethio.Music also lists new albums from bass player Kirubel Assefa on November 20 and from singer Netsanet Sultan on November 21.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n![\"Ethiopian](\"https:\/\/tewnet.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/inbody-abeba-desalegn-mayete-kentu-video-2026.jpg\")
A Familiar Voice on Ethiopian Radio<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Her Earlier Albums<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n