# New Artist you discovered in 2016

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**Created:** [January 3, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-artist-you-discovered-in-2016/776204 "2017-01-03T03:57:11Z")\
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Who is your favorite new artist (singer or band) that you first discovered in 2016?

For me it was Aster Aweke. She’s been around for decades, living and performing in the USA and her repertoire is on Pandora, but I didn’t discover her until I went to Ethiopia.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/odSy2_uko2Y/hqdefault.jpg "Ashe Weyina") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odSy2_uko2Y)