Faytinga

Bio

Faytinga (born Dahab Faid Tinga) is a prominent African singer and musician from Eritrea. She comes from the Kunama people, one of Eritrea’s many tribes, where women and men have equal rights. Born in 1962, she joined the liberation struggle at the age of fourteen, where she was given education and later become a combatant until the liberation in 1991. Her mother was from the Tigrinya people, while her father was a revered freedom fighter among the Kunama people.

Faytinga composes her own songs and also interprets work from well-known poets and composers from Eritrea. When singing, she plays the krar, a small lyre. The CD album "Numey" is Faytinga's first international release on the Paris-based Cobalt label. All of the songs on this album of hers are in her native Kunama language. In 2003, she released her second album "Eritrea". Besides the krar and wata, she also brought guitar, flute, and percussion sounds.

Faytinga has been performing around the world representing Eritrea as a 'cultural ambassador' for her country. She participated in particular 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. More recently, in January 2016, she participated to the live recording of France Musique emission "Couleurs du Monde" "Mama Africa, and from 7 to 9 July 2016 she participated to the Førde Traditional and World Music Festival in Norway.

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Faytinga - Eritrean song live practice before Geneva concert on 19 July 2024
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Faytinga - Degsi (live from home)
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Faytinga - Live before Brigade Nhamedu Germany meeting (ቃልሲ ብሓድነት ንሓርነት)
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Faytinga & Veronica Solomon - Aba Guayla / ኣባ ጓይላ (ERISAT, New Eritrean Music Video 2023)

Music

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Fishaley
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Tsela'ika
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Goda Anna (Remix)
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Buba
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Hakuma tia
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Videos

Faytinga - Eritrean song live practice before Geneva concert on 19 July 2024
Faytinga - Degsi (live from home)
Faytinga - Live before Brigade Nhamedu Germany meeting (ቃልሲ ብሓድነት ንሓርነት)
Faytinga & Veronica Solomon - Aba Guayla / ኣባ ጓይላ (ERISAT, New Eritrean Music Video 2023)
Faytinga - Milobe (Live from Denver)
Faytinga - Tsela'ika (Live from Denver)
Faytinga - On my way back home thank you message
Faytinga - Preparing dinner for tonight
Faytinga - Degsi (live from my kitchen)
Faytinga - 2023 New Year Wishes
Jazz - Collaboration Hermon Mehari & Faytinga, a report by Awet Aregay
Faytinga - Preparing chicken for dinner
Laroz - Naomi feat. Faytinga (Original Mix) [Sol Selectas]
Faytinga - Fishaley (Official Video) | New Eritrea Martyrs’ Day Music 2022
Faytinga - Celebrating my 60th birthday!
Faytinga - Eritrea 31st Independence Day Message
Faytinga and Temesghen Yared from Eritrea sing the Resolution Song
Faytinga - Traditional sauna 11Aug21
Faytinga - Getting my 3rd Covid19 vaccine
Faytinga - Preparing "quanta" (dry meat)
Faytinga - Preparing "shiro"
Faytinga - Making my own "injera"
Faytinga - Besela
Faytinga - Milobe (A cappella improvisation)
Faytinga - Milobe (A cappella improvisation)
Faytinga - Tsela'ika (Official Video)
Faytinga - Tsela'ika (Official Video)
Laroz - Laganga feat. Faytinga (Rodrigo Gallardo Remix) [Sol Selectas]
Laroz - Laganga feat. Faytinga (Original Mix) [Sol Selectas]
Faytinga - 2021 New Year Wishes
Faytinga - Numey (Kunama Live Music)
Faytinga - Lebam U Zdle
Faytinga - Lebam U Zdle (Official Video)
Faytinga - Leledia (Lord Cumbia House Edit)
Faytinga - Kebkeba Kone
Faytinga - Deglele
Faytinga - Deglele (Official Video)
Faytinga - Kebkeba Kone | Eritrea wedding (Official Video)
Faytinga - Besela (Official Video)
Faytinga - "Behind the scene" Interview (Førde Festival, Norway)
Faytinga - Tseba Tish'ate Lam (Eritrean Live Music)
Faytinga - Sala Da Goda (Kunama Live Music)
Faytinga - Amajo (Eritrean Live Music with the Asmara All Stars)
Faytinga - Ala Ska (Official Video)
Faytinga - Kidan Atina (Eritrean Live Music)
Faytinga - Sebaki fkri (Official Audio)
Faytinga - Wedi Asmara (Official Audio)
Faytinga - Ciao, Ciao (Official Video)
Faytinga - Megesha (Official Video)

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ERAsmara, Eritrea
In operation since: 
1987

Contact

Dahab Faid Tinga

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