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Kignit

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Kignit or qenet (ቅኝት) is a mode in the music of Ethiopia, particularly that of the Amhara people in the Ethiopian highlands. [1]

8 relations: Abatte Barihun, Ambassel scale, Amharas, Ethiopian Highlands, Mode (music), Music of Ethiopia, Pentatonic scale, Tizita.

Abatte Barihun

Abatte Barihun (אבטה בריהון, born 1967) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist and composer.

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Ambassel scale

The Ambassel scale is a pentatonic scale widely used in the Gonder and Wollo regions of Ethiopia.

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Amharas

Amharas (አማራ, Āmara; አምሐራ, ʾÄməḥära), also known as Abyssinians, are an ethnic group traditionally inhabiting the northern and central highlands of Ethiopia, particularly the Amhara Region.

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Ethiopian Highlands

The Ethiopian Highlands is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia, situated in the Horn region in Northeast Africa.

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Mode (music)

In the theory of Western music, a mode is a type of musical scale coupled with a set of characteristic melodic behaviors.

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Music of Ethiopia

The music of Ethiopia is extremely diverse, with each of Ethiopia's ethnic groups being associated with unique sounds.

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Pentatonic scale

A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to the more familiar heptatonic scale that has seven notes per octave (such as the major scale and minor scale).

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Tizita

Tizita (var. Tezeta; ትዝታ," which means memory, "nostalgia" or "longing") is a type of song in Ethiopia.

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Qenet, ቅኝት.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kignit

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