Berhana
{{Short description|American singer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name =
| image = Berhana-Musician.png
| birth_name = Amain Berhane
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia
| years_active = 2016-present
| website = http://www.berhana.com
}}
Amain Berhane, better known as Berhana, is an American singer-songwriter.
History
Amain Berhane was born near Atlanta, Georgia in an Ethiopian family. Growing up, he wrote songs and sang in church. He studied screenwriting at The New School in New York City, and there started to realize music was something he wanted to pursue more seriously. His self-titled EP was self-released in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/berhana-mn0003663874/biography|title=Berhana {{!}} Biography & History|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-31}} His song "Grey Luh" from the album was featured on Donald Glover's Atlanta.{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/3/berhana-whole-wide-world|title=Berhana Drops Breezy New Single "Whole Wide World"|website=HYPEBEAST|date=27 March 2018|access-date=2019-01-21}} During this time Berhane was also a Japanese chef for several years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b1bdhx|title=BBC Radio 1Xtra - Jamz Supernova, Berhana & Rhye|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-21}} Berhana was listed in Variance Magazine as one of the "10 acts we can't wait to see at Pitchfork Festival 2018."{{Cite web|url=https://variancemagazine.com/festivals/9521-pitchfork-fest-2018-acts-to-see|title=10 acts we can't wait to see at Pitchfork Festival 2018|last=Schmitt|first=Tyler|website=Variance Magazine|date=16 July 2018 |language=en-gb|access-date=2019-01-21}}
Artistry
Berhana grew up listening to his Ethiopian parents' music as well as Sam Cooke, Erykah Badu, and Stevie Wonder. He was also greatly influenced by Michael Jackson's Moonwalker and Rock With You.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/28/berhana-whole-wide-world-atlanta-grey-luh-interview|title=Meet Berhana, the R&B singer with a poetic flow and an Atlanta cosign|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2018-12-31}} About his EP he said, "I wanted something that felt like the inside of my mom's house—almost like a documentary." In two of his songs, ‘‘Wade Green’’ and ‘‘Brooklyn Drugs’’ he introduced Amharic vocals.{{Cite web|url=https://coogradio.com/2016/08/artist-spotlight-berhana/|title = Artist Spotlight, Berhana|website=Coog radio|date = 11 August 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WjtdWS6su0f3jrW9aqEHl|title=Berhana|website=open.spotify.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-31}} Two years later, in 2018, Berhana followed up with Hunger TV, saying "I think that seeps in to all my music – I want people to feel like they’re there with me, in the moment, while I’m thinking the things that I’m singing about."{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/berhana-is-making-introspective-soul-with-a-drop-top-drive-summer-vibe/|title=Berhana is making introspective soul with a drop-top-drive summer vibe|website=HUNGER TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-21}}
Berhana released his debut album, Han, on October 18, 2019 via EQT Recordings. The project features singles "Health Food", "Lucky Strike", and "I Been (ft. Crush)."{{Cite web|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2019/09/berhana-announces-debut-album-title-and-release-date/|title=Berhana Announces Debut Album Title and Release Date|last=|first=|date=14 September 2019|website=ratedrnb.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-17}} In November 2020 he released a remix of song "Golden" titled "Golden Pt. 2 (with Mereba)." In October 2023, he released Amén የዘላን ህልም (The Nomad’s Dream).
Discography
= EPs =
- Berhana (2016)
= Albums =
- HAN (2019)
- Amén: የዘላን ህልም (The Nomad’s Dream) (2023)
References
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External links
- http://www.berhana.com
- https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/07/18/629910947/berhana-struggles-with-the-trappings-of-success-in-wildin
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Category:21st-century American musicians
Category:The New School alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century African-American male singers
Category:American people of Ethiopian descent