Dawit Cherent

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. My earliest memory of music is the day my father bought me my first guitar. Growing up around church helped me learn the instrument and music, where voices and rhythms carried both sorrow and joy, which shaped my approach to beauty, music, and life. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Bon Iver, 22, A Million Frank Ocean, Blonde Tinariwen, Tassili (Deluxe Edition) 22, A Million shows how music can be fragmented yet human; Tassili carries raw freedom and rootedness; Blonde bends form and genre, unfolding as a meditation on memory, love, and the spaces between. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Leqso(Zikre Eyob)” Leqso (Zikre Eyob)” blends music and pain, reflecting my philosophy of music: from struggle and lament, something transcendent arises. That tension between sorrow and beauty makes it truly special to me.