Alemayehu Eshete

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Top Songs By Alemayehu Eshete

Listen to Addis Abeba Bete by Alemayehu Eshete, see lyrics, music video & more!

Addis Abeba BeteAlemayehu Eshete

Listen to Habeshia (Sudanese) by Alemayehu Eshete, see lyrics, music video & more!

Habeshia (Sudanese)Alemayehu Eshete

Listen to Nèy-Nèy wèlèba by Alemayehu Eshete, see lyrics, music video & more!

Nèy-Nèy wèlèbaAlemayehu Eshete

Listen to Mekeyershin Salawq by Alemayehu Eshete, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mekeyershin SalawqAlemayehu Eshete

Listen to Telantena Zare by Alemayehu Eshete, see lyrics, music video & more!

Telantena ZareAlemayehu Eshete

Listen to Temeles by Alemayehu Eshete & Hirut Beqele, see lyrics, music video & more!

TemelesAlemayehu Eshete & Hirut Beqele

Listen to Yeqer aynèssa by Alemayehu Eshete, see lyrics, music video & more!

Yeqer aynèssaAlemayehu Eshete

Addis Ababa BeteAlemayehu Eshete

Listen to Ye-Minjarua Loga by Alemayehu Eshete, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ye-Minjarua LogaAlemayehu Eshete

Yewoine HaregituAlemayehu Eshete

More albums from Alemayehu Eshete

Listen to Ethiopiques, Vol. 22 (More Vintage!) [1972-1974] by Alemayehu Eshete

ALBUMEthiopiques, Vol. 22 (More Vintage!) [1972-1974]Alemayehu Eshete

ALBUMAddis AbabaAlemayehu Eshete

About Alemayehu Eshete

Artist Biography

Possessed of an immensely powerful voice and a tireless performance ethic that garnered him comparisons to James Brown, Alemayehu Eshete recorded a series of seminal sides with accomplished Ethiopian bands like Addis Ababa's Police Orchestra and the Alèm-Girma Band. Eshete favored syncopated rhythms and staccato horns derived from American funk and soul, but his keening vocals and chilling minor-key melodies were distinctively Ethiopian. Alemayehu Eshete died on September 2, 2021, at the age of 80.

Hometown

Jimma, Ethiopia

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