Brownswood Recordings

Anchi Bale Gamé

ZENA
Anchi Bale Gamé
Releasing digitally on November 12th via Brownswood Recordings

Born out of a mutual love and respect for the music of their shared Ethiopian heritage, Yohan Kebede and Menelik through ZENA are seeking to redefine and reimagine Ethiopian music for a new generation. Building upon the roots and foundations laid by legendary Ethiopian musicians Haliu Mergia, Alemayehu Eshete and Mulatu Astatke, ZENA fuses the haunting spirituality and earthiness of the ethio-jazz tradition with a modernity, sensuality and sense of disruption that is distinctly London.

Marking their official arrival, ZENA have unveiled their debut single ‘Anchi Bale Gamé’ - a cover of the 1984 cult classic by Admas. Boldly putting their own spin on it, their version transforms the funky and synth-laden nature of the original track into a brooding and slow-burning number which heavily draws from alternative R&B, trip-hop and downtempo electronica.

Speaking on their decision to lead with a cover, Yohan said:

“This song connects with everyone who hears it, beyond being an Ethiopian song, it's just super catchy. While starting our journey with a cover might sound counter intuitive, it felt like the best way to formally announce ourselves to the world - many people are familiar with the song, but not with the way in which we've put it together. Hoping to start as we mean to go on!”

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DpfBcWmtP2E

Follow ZENA:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenaforeva/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zenaforeva
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ZENAFOREVA

Thank you for your continued support,
The Brownswood Fam

Release Date	November 12th, 2025
Catalog No	BWOOD0439DD
Label	Brownswood Recordings

track	artist
Anchi Bale Gamé	ZENA	4:17

Support

Support from Go Deep, Olivier Cavaller -, Lucas Benjamin, kid fonque, Sébastien Castella, Eric Tchaikovsky, Lubi Jovanovic (DJ Lubi), Samuel, Kate Magic, Julien, SOS MUSIC, Mike Stukes // Mystic Vibes WHCR 90.3 FM, Tim Garcia, Kyle Hopkins, Piotr Orlov, Alejandro Cohen, Alex Newman, Sally & Friends, Jane Cudworth, Dazzle Drums, Rocio Wyldeflower Contreras , Petra Moser // Radio FRO Linz Austria, Poly-ritmo, Dam Vand / dOP, Marina GB, Somin Somatic, Nick Davies, Markus Milz, Arnaud QUITTELIER, Aj Flores, Bob Hill, Brad Wrolstad, Breaks Plus, Chris, chris gill, Diaspora Distins: Tone, DJ Osric, Hippie, Jim Lister, John Kennedy, John Dodds, Kelly Belfo, Kevin Maxey, Laurent Garnier, Maria Hanlon, Mathieu Schreyer, novena carmel, Radoslav Tomek aka DJ Kinet // Nu Spirit Clubnight & Radio in Bratislava, ruby savage, Seb, Radio Krimi, Strut Records, Sway of The Verses, Tibor Mozsik, Tom Ravenscroft // BBC6Music, Ilya Rasskazov, Phil Horneman - Dutch Radio DJ, Erkin Antov // Jazz It Up - Radio 2 - Estonia, Nicky B, Veronique Prebolin, Andre Rheaume, John Osborne, Olgierd, leo kalimba, Earthly Measures, DJ Snuff, Peter Curtin, Moni, Alex D Ruder, Gilbert, Frenchie, Mike Gurrieri, Ross Allen, Jim Sintetos, Oscar, Jeffrey Pascoe / DJ Jay Paul, Andy Roberts, Si Edwards, Barry Smyth, Michael Rutten, Marcus Rosario (Mawkus), Radio Jazz FM 100.8 Skopje, Graham Donlon, Sean Osborn, Global Music Movement: Megatronic, Radio Grenouille Marseille, Kit Lockey, Bill Brewster, Tiago Santos, Sly Dawise, Dom Servini - Wah Wah 45s / Shook Mag / Echoes, Christoph Wagner, Debbie Golt, Cal Gibson, Barbie, Mark Ward, Jonny Alexander, Heather Wall, Midoria Oyama, Chief Boima, Lorne, and Gabriel Francis

Brownswood Recordings is an independent record label founded by the DJ, record collector and broadcaster Gilles Peterson in 2006.

It is a platform for new artists to grow and a space for more established acts to experiment.
Our parent company, Brownswood Music also runs an artist development programme called Future Bubblers, in partnership with Arts Council England.