{"id":316,"date":"2025-02-13T10:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faytinga.com\/FaytingaBlog\/?p=316"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:31:20","slug":"erey-eritrea-faytinga-new-single-and-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faytinga.com\/FaytingaBlog\/2025\/02\/13\/erey-eritrea-faytinga-new-single-and-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Erey (Eritrea) \u2013 Faytinga new single and music video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My latest single and music video \u201cErey\u201d (Eritrea)&nbsp;was released in early February 2025. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Faytinga - Erey\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7lkp8qm7Orw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The inspiration for this song comes from a deep love and longing for Eritrea, embodying a strong emotional connection to the homeland and portraying the sacrifices made by its people and their unwavering belief in a brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faytinga&#8217;s Erey captures the essence of Eritrea\u2019s journey\u2014one marked by struggle, but also by unbreakable hope and love for the nation. It reflects a longing for justice, freedom, and the return of prosperity, painting a vision of Eritrea rising from hardship to a future of democracy and unity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lyrics reflect the burden of suffering, the struggle for justice, and the sacrifices made by those who refuse to betray their dignity and remain resilient. It is both a lament for past and present struggles and a hopeful anthem for a brighter tomorrow. The refrain, filled with passion and conviction, expresses unwavering faith that Eritrea will rise again, free from tyranny and division, where law and order prevail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, Erey is a tribute to the Eritrean spirit\u2014unyielding, hopeful, and forever yearning for peace and justice. Through vivid imagery of dawn breaking, farmers tilling the land, and traders moving freely, the song envisions a future where prosperity and democracy will flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original lyrics in Tigrinya written by Shishai Shumendi are available in the description of the music video posted on YouTube. The English translation, done by Amanuel Sahle, appears as subtitles in the video (see below picture with both versions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following people collaborated to develop and produce this song and its associated music video: Temesghen Yared (singer and musician), Shishai Shumendi (songwriter), Girmadawit Haileslasea (melody and music arrangements from Kima Studio), Nahom Debesay (video editor), John Gebre (vocal recording) and Amanuel Sahle (translator). I extend my heartfelt thanks to all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/faytinga.com\/FaytingaBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Faytinga_Erey_Lyrics_TigrinyaEnglish-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faytinga.com\/FaytingaBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Faytinga_Erey_Lyrics_TigrinyaEnglish-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/faytinga.com\/FaytingaBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Faytinga_Erey_Lyrics_TigrinyaEnglish-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faytinga.com\/FaytingaBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Faytinga_Erey_Lyrics_TigrinyaEnglish-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/faytinga.com\/FaytingaBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Faytinga_Erey_Lyrics_TigrinyaEnglish-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/faytinga.com\/FaytingaBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Faytinga_Erey_Lyrics_TigrinyaEnglish.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, I am very grateful for the contribution of several people who helped cover the costs of producing this song and the accompanying music video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My latest single and music video \u201cErey\u201d (Eritrea)&nbsp;was released in early February 2025. 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. 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An accomplished and elegant dancer as well as talented singer, she became a leading figure and source of inspiration to her country men and women. In 1990, she toured the US and Europe as a member of The National Folkloric Troupe of Eritrea called the Sibrit Cultural Troupe. She toured for the first time as a solo artist in 1995 after releasing her first album on tape. She won the 2nd prize and 1st East African women singer at the 2000 Ma\u2019 Africa in Benoni, South Africa. It took until 1999 and an appearance at the Africolor festival in France, before she could record her first album \u2018Numey\u2019. The CD album \u2018Numey\u2019 is her first international release on the Paris-based Cobalt Records label. All of the songs on this album are in Kunama, a very old African language. When listening, some ties to West African music surface. The Eritrean bass-lute called the wata is remarkably similar to the ngoni. Another similarity with music from the other side of the continent, many of my songs are \u2018advice\u2019 songs, such as \u2018Numey\u2019 (\u2018Don't interrupt the teller\u2019). However, her delicate vocals are decidedly East African, as are the lyrics of songs like \u2018Milomala\u2019, a song from Eritrea's struggle for independence in the 1980s. In 2003, still finding her inspiration in Eritrea\u2019s musical tradition with krar and wata, she also brought guitar, flute, and percussions in her second album \u2018Eritrea\u2019. Faytinga has been performing around the world representing Eritrea as a 'cultural ambassador' for her country. She participated to Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan and to Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China. She also attended the Earth Summit 2002 held in Johannesburg, South Africa. In addition, she has been collaborated with other artists such as the group Oui\u0308-Dire in an attempt to mix her voice, her music and culture with that of other continents. Faytinga is one of the first Eritrean artists engaged in support of people living with HIV and AIDS. She has participated in numerous World AIDS Day events including as guest-star singer on 1st December 2003 during the event held at the Hotel Intercontinental, and in June 2005, together with Kenyan singer Achieng Abura in an exceptional gala diner concert for the benefit of women and children affected by HIV and AIDS. She also performed on the occasion of the opening of the Namibia gender-based violence Art Exhibition on 10 December 2013 at UNAIDS Headquarters in Geneva. Freedom fighter woman turned musician, Faytinga has always been interested in music and developed her style \u2018in the field\u2019 that represents her own blend of several traditional music forms. On 30 August 2004, in an interview with Joel Savage for The Voice Magazine she said that \u201cI sing about peace, love, and togetherness, since war, conflict and other disturbances did not bring any positive change to Africa, but it only creates refugee crisis, pains, agony, discomfort and economic hardship. 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