Tizita FM

Tizita FM is an Ethiopian station playing slow, nostalgic Amharic music. The word tizita means memory in Amharic, and it is also the name of a traditional Ethiopian musical mode, associated with longing and reflection, which sets the tone for the programme. The playlist consists of slow songs, ballads and classics from the golden decades of Ethiopian music, with distinctive scales, expressive vocals and arrangements that blend traditional instruments with modern band sounds, creating an atmosphere of sentimental calm.

Ethiopian music has a unique tonal character, with pentatonic modes that are quite different from Western scales, and a station devoted to its slower, more emotional side offers a good introduction to its beauty for newcomers. For the Ethiopian diaspora, which is large in the United States, the Middle East and Europe, such a stream is a way to bring memories of home into daily life. The channel is hosted on the Zeno platform used by many independent web stations, and its listing describes music that brings fond memories of the past into the present. The stream is delivered as MP3 at 128 kbps, which gives clear vocals and instruments on most devices. It plays in your browser on RadioKite, and you can add it to your favourites.