Written Hymns and Primary Sources
(1) Unpublished hymn collections
- Choirs from Addis Ababa · Oromia · Southern Ethiopia
- Soloists
(2) Hymn books with music notation
- Amharic
· Lutheran traditions: Swedish Evangelical Mission (1881),
Yemisrach Dimts & Mekane Yesus (1973 ff)
· Seventh-Day Adventist Church (1952/53 ff)
· Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1953/54 ff)
· Meserete Kristos Church (1963/64)
· Ethiopian Berhane Wongel Church (1972)
· Individuals
- Oromo
· Swedish Evangelical Mission (based on the 1886 ed.)
· Yemisrach Dimts & Mekane Yesus (based on the 1976 ed.)
- Tigrinya
· Evangelical Church of Eritrea (1975)
(3) Hymn books with lyrics only
Amharic hymnals
- Lutheran traditions
· Swedish Missions (1887 ff)
· Ethiopian Evangelical Church (1951 ff)
· Mekane Yesus Youth Residence (1971)
· Addis Ababa and Surrounding Ev. Church Mekane Yesus (2002)
· Yemisrach Dimts & Mekane Yesus (1970 ff)
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Catholic Church in Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church
- Rastafari Church
- Apostolic Church of Ethiopia
- Groups
- Individuals
Tigrinya hymnals
· Swedish Evangelical Mission (1900 ff)
· Evangelical Church of Eritrea
Tigre hymnals
Oromo hymns
· St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission (1881)
· Swedish Evangelical Mission (1886 ff)
· Lovedale Mission Press (South Africa, 1894)
· former Western Synod (1959/60 ff)
· Bethel Synods (1967 ff)
· all Mekane Yesus Synods (1998)
· Catholic Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya (2024)
· Individuals
Hymnals in other Cushitic languages
· Dirasha
· Hadiyya
· Konso
· Sidaama
· Somali
Omotic hymnals
· Bench
· Dizin
· Koorete
· Wolaytta
· Zayse
Nilo-Saharan hymnals
· Gwama
· Kunama: Swedish Ev. Mission · Ev. Church of Eritrea
· Nuer
Indo-European hymnals
· English
· Swedish
(4) Apps and websites
(5) Liturgies
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Catholic Church in Ethiopia: Ethiopian Rite · Western Rite
- Anglican Church
- Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church
- Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus
· Semitic: Amharic
· Lowland East Cushitic: Oromo · Dirayta
· Highland East Cushitic: Hadiyya · Kambaata · Sidaama
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea
· Tigrinya
(6) Bible texts (publ. until approx. 1974)
- Semitic: Ge’ez [Ethiopic] · Amharic · Tigrinya · Tigre · Gafat
- Cushitic: Oromo · Agaw languages · Somali · Other Cushitic languages
- Omotic languages
- Nilo-Saharan: Kunama · Other Nilo-Saharan languages
Secondary Literature
(1) Literature on Ethiopia
- Ethiopian gospel music
- Other Ethiopian music
- Unpublished theses and papers
(mainly on music and worship in Ethiopia) - Histories of Christianity in Ethiopia
- For further study
(2) Literature on global topics
External Links
(1) Internet resources
Music and theology:
- Group discussions on Ethiopian gospel music
- Podcasts
- Selected reference works and databases
Popular and traditional Ethiopian songs:
- General introduction (esp. Amharic songs)
- Traditional songs in Oromo
- Traditional songs in other Ethiopian languages