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Asha’aley (Remix) – Faytinga latest single and music video

My latest single “Asha’aley (Remix)” was released in December 2025 and the music video on 13 February 2026. It is now available on all major music digital platforms and video streaming services. You can find the music video on my YouTube Official Artist channel through the link provided below.

“Asha’aley” was first published in 1997 as part of the “Salada Goda” album released on tape. This remix as a tribute to the memory of legendary actor, film director and writer Isaias Tsegai who passed away tragically in 2012.

Lyrics (Tigrinya / English)

Asha’aley (ኣሻዓሌይ)

ዓዲ ትተሓምስ ብኣይ ብኣኻ

ዓቢዶም እዮም ክብሉ ንዓይ ንዓኻ

Let the country be set in turmoil because 

of you and me.

They will talk of our madness for a while.

ኣነስ ጋሊሀ’የ ዓይኒ ሕሜታ

ኣሻዓለ ወዲ ኣርክበኒ ኢኻ

As for me I care little about backbiting.

Never mind them, just follow me. 

ኣሻዓለየ ዳስና ተራእዩኒ ወለል ኢሉ

ከይኮነ ካብ ኩሉ ሓሊመሉ

ኣሻዓለየ ደቂ– ዓዲ  ብኣይ ይውዓሉ

I could see our splendid wedding tent

An object of envy and admiration

People are talking about me in the village

ኣሽዓለየ ሽሩቦይ ዘው ኢሉ ክነሳነስ

ፈገግ ፈገግ በልካ ፈዘዝ ፈዘዝ

ኣሽዓለየ ዓዲ ብፍቕርና ትተሓመስ

When they saw my plaited hair waving in the wind.

They were filled with owe and admiration.

There was a consternation in the village

ኣሻዓለየ ስዳረ ሰሪረ ክበርቀልካ

ጥልፈይ ኣካዊነ ክነጉደልካ

ኣሽዓለየ ይቕበለኒ ድዩ ኣፋፍየትካ

Riding on a mule, I shone like the sun

With adorned white dress roaring like a thunder

Can you behold me and remain calm

ኣሽዓለየ ሒና ትሓኒኑ ኢደ-እግረይ

ሪሓን ተነስኒሱ ኣካላተይ

ኣሽዓለየ እውስጠካ’ዶ … (ሕድገተ)

My hands and feet decorated with henna

My body covered with fragrant herbs

Are you not attracted by all this?

ዓዲ ትተሓመስ 

( ኣዝማች)

Let the country be set in turmoil  

(Refrain)

ኣሽዓለየ  ቀልባኻ’ባ ምሳይ ኣነን እበል

ልብኻ ክብለለይ ተለል ፈለል

ኣሻዓለየ ክብዲ ዓዲ ክልተሳዕ ክትምሕል

ኣሻዓለየ ተረቢጸ ኣብ ሑቕፈኻ  ከኹድድ

ብርኪ ወጽየ ኣብ ሑቕፈኻ ክእጎድ

ኣሻዓለየ ጾም ጸሎተይ ንዓኻ እሰግድ

 ………………………………ድርብ

My heart remains chained by your love

Your heart is throbbing by my love

The village folk will regret what they said

How I long to dance holding you tight 

Burning with love by your side

You are the God that I worship

ኣሸዊና ሸዊና- ኣሸወልዊናየ

ሻምኖኻ ሻምኖ– ዓይኒ ብርከየ

ሻምኖ’ታ ሻምኖ — ዓይኒ ብርከየ

   ዓዲ ትዛረብ ብኣይ ብኣኻ

Ashewina, Ashewina, Ashewina

You are my life and my support

You are my life and my support

We have become the center of attraction

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Kunama song – Release of Goda Anna Remix

The 2019 remix of my Kunama cry song “Goda Anna” (Goda Anna Inba Anana) first published in my 2003 album “Eritrea” has been published and is now on my YouTube Official Artist Channel and Deezer. It will be available soon on other digital music platforms. Some of the lyrics for this “Remix”, which are about people who passed away because of the war and all those in sorrow who cry “blood”,  were modified with the help of Dungol, a Kunama elder. As indicated in a previous post, this song has been selected into the 2019 Unsigned Only (UO) Music Competition, whose results will be published in September.

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Kunama song “Goda Anna – Remix” selected for 2019 Unsigned Only Music Competition

Happy to inform you that my yet to be published Kunama song “Goda Anna – Remix” has been selected into the 2019 Unsigned Only (UO) Music Competition, whose results will be published in September. I am competing in the newly created “World Music” category. Details about this competition can be found at www.unsignedonly.com

I had to rush back to Asmara mid-November last year following the sudden passing away of my adopted son. While in Asmara, I felt the need to remix my Kunama song “Goda Anna” first published in my 2003 album “Eritrea”. Some of the lyrics have been re-written with the help of Dungol, a Kunama elder. The song is about people who passed away because of the war or other hardships and all those in sorrow who cry “blood tears”. My voice is accompanied mainly by piano and saxophone.

The song is not yet ready for digital distribution. I hope to be able to publish it soon with full lyrics in both Kunama and English. In the mean time you can have a taste of this song with this short clip.

Faytinga  ǀ Goda Anna – Remix (clip)

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Faytinga official website – Updated!

My official website has been recently updated. It includes my bio and discography, as well as a news section listing articles and reviews, and recent posts published on my Facebook music page, access to my videos published on YouTube, and loads of photos in the gallery section. If you never visited it, you might want to do so now! http://faytinga.com/

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Kunama love song “Leledia” – House clubbing version

My Kunama love song “Leledia” published in my second CD “Eritrea” (© Cobalt, 2003) is now available on my YouTube channel. This version has been edited for house clubbing purposes by Lord Cumbia.

Lord Cumbia aka Karl Ferdinand (Electropical Bass / FR) brews a deviously tropical music. He stirs that sweet mix in traditional pots, spikes it with new technologies and shakes the dancefloors giving us a sip of what a cocktail tastes like on Global bass planet.

 

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Album Numey – Songs now available on YouTube

The 10 songs of my CD “Numey” first released in 2000 are now available on this YouTube playlist. In this CD produced in Eritrea, Faytinga sings in her father’s language – Kunama.

The Kunama people are living in the South West of Eritrea. Recent linguistic analysis indicates the Kunama language to be at least 8 000 years old. The Kunama community has an extremely egalitarian ethos and traditional customs are still widely practised. One such practice is the Kundura celebrations held every year in some villages. This festival is a pivotal celebration combining reverence for the Kunama ancestors and rites of passage for the youth. The “Kawena” epic song is the main musical form celebrating the death of an elder, male or female, as the Kunama consider death simply a transition, albeit bitter for the surviving family, and a joyous expectation to meet all ancestors in a wonderful afterlife. The songs “Numey” and “Kundura” on this CD are directly inspired from the Kundura traditional styles. The Kunama love music as it plays an important role in their daily life .

(source: Numey, CD booklet)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8v903XBz0DrVtrFW0NCETs0rDVsUC9aa