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Alewya
Alewya is a child of many worlds: born to an Ethiopian mother, Egyptian father and raised in West London. Now, as a multi-hyphenate artist — singer, musician, painter, sculptor — Alewya draws from many worlds, too. At home, her parents’ Arabian and East African music influence gave her a spiritual release. Revolutionary singer Teddy Afro and jazz icon Mulatu Astatke were on rotation, alongside drum-heavy sounds infused with the meditative strings of the krar and masenqo. Her brother’s tastes in alternative rock and electronic music showed her alternative ways of being as a young woman of African descent, exposing her to the Pixies and Smashing Pumpkins, among others. Out in the streets, London’s pulsing sound-systems gave her a physical release, raving to funky house drums, junglist breakbeats and the meditative bassweight of Caribbean dub music. These inspirations have all come together in Alewya’s sound: a raw, renegade blend of the devotional rhythms of East Africa and the funk ‘n’ grit of Black Britain.

Songs

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Play
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Sweating
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Zuggy
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Night Drive (feat. Dagmawit Ameha)
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Jagna E
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Singles & EPs

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Night Drive (feat. Dagmawit Ameha)

Single • 2025
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Panther in Mode

Single • 2021
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Jagna

Single • 2021
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Umi (From "Queens")

Single • 2024
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Ethiopia - A COLORS SHOW

Single • 2021
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The Code

Single • 2021
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Let Go

Single • 2022
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Play

Single • 2021
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Ethiopia (Boddhi Satva Ancestral Soul Dub)

Single • 2022
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Spirit_X

Single • 2021

Videos

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Night Drive (feat. Dagmawit Ameha)

Alewya • 565K views
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Let Go

Alewya • 887K views
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Channel High

Alewya • 733K views
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Sweating

Alewya • 6.9M views
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Ethiopia

Alewya • 206K views
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Spirit_X

Alewya • 3.6M views
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Spirit_X

Alewya • 1.4M views

Live performances

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Alewya x Moses Boyd - Sweating (Live) (feat. Dagmawit Ameha)

Alewya • 272K views

Featured on

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Tribal House Mirage

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Alewya

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Alewya - Official Videos

Playlist • Alewya • 115K views
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Panther In Mode EP [2021]

Playlist • Alewya • 62K views
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Alewya x Moses Boyd

Playlist • Alewya • 13K views
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ROOTS

Playlist • Alewya • 159 views

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