ማኅሌተ ጽጌ Mahlete Tsge at Se alite Mehret Kidst Maryam No. 2

Zema or the chant tradition of Ethiopia, particularly the chants of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, is attributed to St. Yared, a composer and a choreographer who lived in Aksum in the 6th century AD. He is credited for inventing the zema of the Church; the chant that has been in use continuously for the last almost 1500 years. It is indeed a classical tradition both musically and culturally. St Yareds chants are characterized as subtle, spiritually uplifting, and euphonic. St Yareds composition draws its fame both in its endurance and institutionalization of a tradition to mark the rhythm of life, the life of the Quoted from the article St. Yared the great Ethiopian composer by Ayele Bekerie, Tadias Magazine