# Tlahoun Gèssèssè — Almaz

Tlahoun Gèssèssè’s Almaz (1973) is No. 6 in our Ethio-Jazz ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1973
- **On one list:** Ethio-Jazz
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Tlahoun Gèssèssè](https://waxonia.com/artist/tlahoun-gessesse/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/tlahoun-gessesse--almaz/

## What we say

### No. 6 in [Ethio-Jazz](https://waxonia.com/genre/ethio-jazz/)

The great male voice of the era, backed by the Imperial Bodyguard Band — literally a state orchestra playing dance music. The scene's institutional strangeness in one record.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Tlahoun%20G%C3%A8ss%C3%A8ss%C3%A8%20Almaz) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=haDNhXyrJ4M)

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