Dehab Faytinga

Dehab Faytinga
Faytinga
Birth name Dehab Faytinga
Born 1964
Origin Eritrea
Labels Cobalt Records

Dehab Faytinga is an African Pop singer from Eritrea. Formerly Dehab was a freedom fighter during the Eritrean War of Independence. She debuted internationally as part of Sibrit Band on a tour of the United states and Europe. In 1995 she recorded her first album on cassette as a solo artist.

Her first CD album drew upon her father's Kunama heritage while also melding it with her mother's Tigrinya and Bilen heritage. The harmony of the krar and wata alongside a guitar and flute and finally her crystal clear voice catapulted her first album.

Albums

  • Numey - 1999
  • Eritrea - 2003

References

"Faytinga: Freedom fighter woman turned musician". http://blogcritics.org/music/article/faytinga-freedom-fighter-woman-turned-musician/. Retrieved 2010-01-19.