Gabriel Teodros

Gabriel Teodros (bɛ dɔɣi o la yuuni 1981) nyɛla yiliyiina ŋun be laɣingu yuli booni Abyssinian Creole mini CopperWire.  Tiŋa shɛli o ni zooi n-nyɛ Beacon Hill, Seattle, Washington. Teodros' yila tooi zooi la biɛhigu kpaŋsibu yɛltɔɣa.[ Biography by Cyril Cordor]. Allmusic.

Piligu biɛhigu
Teodros nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so Seattle, Washington, ka o ma nyɛ Ethiopia nira ka o ba mi nyɛ a Scottish nira, ka lahi Irish nira ŋun yina America. "Interview: Gabriel Teodros". The Find Magazine. July 13, 2010. 

Discography

Solo albums
Lovework (Massline, February 27, 2007)Review by Robert Christgau. Rolling Stone. March 22, 2007.
Colored People's Time Machine (Fresh Chopped Beats/MADK Productions, January 19, 2012)"RapReview Of The Week" by Steve 'Flash' Juon. RapReviews. January 17, 2012.
Children of The Dragon (produced by AirMe)  (Independent, May 7, 2014)"Gabriel Teodros ‘Children Of the Dragon’ Exclusives" . Okayafrica. March 27, 2014.
Evidence of Things Not Seen (produced by SoulChef)  (independent, October 28, 2014)"Gabriel Teodros Unearths Things Not Seen Via His Ethiopian Hip Hop". MTV Iggy. November 20, 2014.
History Rhymes If It Doesn't Repeat (A Southend Healing Ritual)  (produced by Moka Only) (independent, September 21, 2018)"Beyond Grunge: 15 Artists Redefining Seattle Music". NPR Music. June 12, 2019.
What We Leave Behind (independent, June 24, 2020)"Gabriel Teodros - What We Leave Behind" by Chi Chi Thalken. Scratched Vinyl. June 24, 2020.
From the Ashes of Our Homes (independent, September 23, 2023)"Best of September". KRCL. September 29, 2023.
Embers (independent, May 31, 2024)"New Music Reviews (6/3)". KEXP. June 3, 2024.

Collaborative albums
Sexy Beast (with Khingz, as Abyssinian Creole)  (MADK/Pangea, November 30, 2005)"My Philosophy" by Larry Mizell Jr. The Stranger. December 1, 2005.
Crow Hill (with Amos Miller, as Air 2 A Bird)  (independent, July 22, 2010)"Air 2 A Bird Gets Chirpy via Gabriel Teodros and Amos Miller's Crow Hill" by Nick Feldman . Seattle Weekly. July 28, 2010.
Earthbound (with Meklit Hadero & Burntface, as CopperWire) (Porto Franco Records, April 7, 2012)"Copperwire's 'Earthbound' album review" by Aidin Vaziri. San Francisco Chronicle. April 15, 2012.

EPs
Sexy Beast EP (with Khingz, as Abyssinian Creole) (MADK/Pangea, 2005)"My Philosophy" by Larry Mizell, Jr. The Stranger. February 3, 2005
No Label (Massline, 2007)"My Philosophy" by Larry Mizell Jr. The Stranger. February 14, 2007
The Lentil Soup EP (produced by DJ Ian Head)  (Everyday Beats, May 2011)"Gabriel Teodros x DJ Ian Head - Computer Parlor" by Larry Mizell, Jr . The Stranger. April 19, 2011.
The Anniversary EP (independent, December 9, 2019)

Mixtapes
Westlake: Class of 1999 (Independent, September 11, 2006)"My Philosophy" by Larry Mizell Jr. The Stranger. December 28, 2006.
GT's Ethiopium: A Jitter Generation Mixtape  (Independent, December 15, 2009)"Tonight: Gabriel Teodros at Chop Suey" by Kevin Capp. Seattle Weekly. March 15, 2010.

Non-album singles
"Me & You" featuring Silver Shadow D (independent, July 28, 2009)
"Black Love (OCnotes Remix)" with Sarah MK (independent, October 1, 2014)
"Domestic Imperialism" with SoulChef (independent, August 25, 2016)
"The World Is a Hidmo" (independent, August 29, 2020)
"Coffee & Sage" with Third Eye Bling (independent, October 7, 2022)

Guest appearances
Moka Only – Flood – "Liquid Sunshine" featuring Gabriel T. (Underworld/Battle Axe Records, 2002)Moka Only - Flood. Discogs.
Macklemore – The Language of My World – "Claiming The City" featuring Abyssinian Creole (independent, 2005)Macklemore - The Language Of My World. Discogs
Common Market – Common Market – "Every Last One (Cornerstone Remix)" featuring Geologic (of Blue Scholars) & Gabriel Teodros (MassLine, 2006)"Seattle's hip-hop scene comes into its own" by Andrew Matson. The Seattle Times. April 27, 2007.
Nam – Exhale – "Ghetto" featuring Gabriel Teodros & Toni Hill (independent, 2008)"Pho Shizzle" by Jonathan Cunningham. Seattle Weekly. May 19, 2009.
The Kafa Beanz – Andromeda: The Chronicles of Blackopia Volume 1 – "Tizita" – Gabriel Teodros featuring B Sheba (Burntface Media, 2008)"The Kafa Beanz" by Will Georgi . Okayplayer. January 4, 2010.
DJ Ian Head – Pieces – "Sippin Coffee" featuring Abyssinian Creole (independent, 2008)
Khingz – From Slaveships To Spaceships – "Boi Caimen At Adwa" featuring Gabriel Teodros (Fresh Chopped Beats/MADK, 2009)"Khingz: Time to Share the Wealth" by Jonathan Cunningham. Seattle Weekly. June 16, 2009.
Big World Breaks – 4 Those Lost... – "Emerald City Step" featuring Yirim Seck, Khingz, B-Flat, Gabriel Teodros, okanomodé (independent, 2009)"CD Review: Big World Breaks' 4 Those Lost" by Jonathan Cunningham. Seattle Weekly. July 21, 2009.
The LivinYard – Summer's Here / Society Of Summer – Khingz, Nam & Gabriel Teodros (independent, 2009)"Seattle's New Summertime Hip-Hop Group" by Jonathan Cunningham . Seattle Weekly. August 11, 2009.
Canary Sing – Boss Ladies: A Mixtape – "Raindrops" featuring Gabriel Teodros, Slay, Chev, One. Two (independent, 2010)"Canary Sing's Lioness Talks About Neumos Ladies Night" by Jonathan Cunningham. PubliCola | Seattle Met. February 9, 2010.
Sabreena Da Witch – A Woman Under The Influence – "Beit / Home" featuring Gabriel Teodros (independent, 2010)A Woman Under The Influence . Harvard Hiphop Archive.
Random Abiladeze – Indubitably! – "On My Feet" featuring Gabriel Teodros & Uptown Swuite (independent, 2011)"That's so Random" by Nick Miller. Sacramento News & Review. August 18, 2011.
Bocafloja – Patologías del Invisible Incómodo – "Agonia" featuring Gabriel Teodros & Hollis Wong-Wear (Quilomboarte, 2012)"Bocafloja – Agonia" . Ritmo Urbano. August 2012.
KA.LIL (Khingz) – Between Saturday Night & Sunday Morning – "Year 3000" featuring Gabriel Teodros (Wandering Worx, 2013)
SoulChef – Food For Thought – "Black Love" featuring Gabriel Teodros & Sarah MK (independent, 2013)"Gabriel Teodros ft. Sarah MK ‘Black Love’" . Okayafrica. November 6, 2013.
Hightek Lowlives – Humanoid Void – "Humanoid Void" & "Believe In Me" featuring Gabriel Teodros (Cabin Games, 2014)"Seattle Music 2014: Soul Artists". Seattle Magazine. September 2014.
BluRum13 & Conn-Shawnery – BluConnspiracy – "Mr. Brainwash" & "Unify the Body" featuring Gabriel Teodros (independent, 2016)
Rebel Diaz – You Mad! – "You Mad!" featuring Gabriel Teodros (independent, 2018)
Chris Carroll – Blue – "Blue" featuring Gabriel Teodros (Raindrop Sound, 2021)"Song Of The Day: Chris Carroll - Blue (feat. Gabriel Teodros)". KEXP. November 29, 2021.
Khingz – A Safe Place For Us – "Badtz Maru", "No Perfect Person" & "Ashes '95" featuring Gabriel Teodros (OTOW/freshcutlowers, 2023)"Stranger Suggests: Dee's Nuts, Three-Body Problem, Who Is She? Record Release Party, and New Music from Gabriel Teodros and Khingz". The Stranger. September 20, 2023.
Bocafloja – Después de Ma​ñ​ana – "Fanonian" featuring Gabriel Teodros & Aisha Fukushima (independent, 2023)

Videography
2007: "No Label (Esma Remix)""2009 Stranger Film Genius Zia Mohajerjasbi" by Charles Mudede. The Stranger. November 12, 2009.
2007: "Don't Cry For Us" featuring Khingz & Toni Hill"My Philosophy" by Larry Mizell, Jr. The Stranger. July 12, 2007.
2008: "Third World Wide""Gabriel Teodros - Lovework" by dantana . Okayplayer. January 18, 2007.
2008: "Tizita""My Philosophy" by Larry Mizell, Jr. The Stranger. August 7, 2008.
2011: "Computer Parlor"
2012: "Blossoms of Fire""Video: Gabriel Teodros - Blossoms of Fire" by Shamz. Okayplayer. January 11, 2012.
2012: CopperWire "Phone Home""PREMIERE: CopperWire’s New Music Video - Phone Home" by Garrett Houghton. MTV Iggy. April 17, 2012.
2012: Bocafloja "Agonia" featuring Gabriel Teodros & Hollis Wong-Wear
2012: "Mind Power""Gabriel Teodros - Mind Power" by Ado. African Hip Hop. March 3, 2013.
2014: "Black Love" featuring Sarah MK"Watch Gabriel Teodros & SoulChef’s ‘Black Love’ Ft. Sarah MK [Premiere]" . Okayafrica. October 1, 2014.
2014: "Light Attracts Light & Everything Else Too""Stream Gabriel Teodros' James Baldwin-Inspired 'Evidence Of Things Not Seen' LP" . Okayafrica. October 30, 2014.
2015: "Greeny Jungle" featuring Shakiah"Gabriel Teodros & SoulChef Premiere Their Protest Video For 'Greeny Jungle" . Okayafrica. February 20, 2015.
2016: "Domestic Imperialism""Gabriel Teodros & SoulChef / Domestic Imperialism" . Sociedad Cimarrona. September 3, 2016.
2022: "Coffee & Sage" with Third Eye Bling
2022: "Open Letter"
2023: "Spacetime"
2023: "You & Me" featuring Aisha Fukushima & Ijeoma Oluo

Kundivihira

External links

Gabriel Teodros official website

Category:1981 births
Category:American male rappers
Category:American people of Ethiopian descent
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:American people of Scottish descent
Category:Ethiopian musicians
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Category:Rappers from Seattle
Category:21st-century American rappers
Category:21st-century American male musicians