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Alemayehu Eshete Andarge (Amharic: ዓለማየሁ እሸቴ አንዳርጌ; June 1941 – 2 September 2021) was an Ethiopian singer, widely known as the "Abyssinian Elvis" for his dynamic performances and his fusion of traditional Ethiopian music with Western rock and roll influences. [2]
Many of the CDs compile songs from various singles and albums that Amha Records, Kaifa Records and Philips-Ethiopia released during the 1960s and 1970s in Ethiopia. Prominent singers and musicians from this era appearing on Éthiopiques releases include Alemayehu Eshete , Asnaketch Worku , Mahmoud Ahmed , Mulatu Astatke and Tilahun Gessesse .
Kiros Alemayehu (Ge'ez: ኪሮስ ዓለማየሁ; 26 July 1948 – 13 October 1994) was an Ethiopian singer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was born in Tigray region , Saesi Tsaedaemba and was the only child to his parents.
Amha Records was an Ethiopian record label founded by Amha Eshete. [1] The company released 103 singles and 12 albums between 1969 and 1975. [1]Prominent singers and musicians who recorded for the label included Alemayehu Eshete, Bizunesh Bekele, Mahmoud Ahmed, Hirut Bekele, Mulatu Astatke [2] and Tilahun Gessesse.
Alemayehu or ˁAlämayyähu (Ge'ez: ዓለማየሁ) is a personal name of Ethiopian origin which is composed of two words: "Alem"- meaning "the world or life" and "ayehu" - means "I have seen". Its literal meaning is " I have seen the world " .
The story of Alemayehu's life is told in the radio play I was a Stranger, by Peter Spafford, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004. [11] The role of Alemayehu was played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. [12] The story of Alemayehu's life is also told in the book The Prince Who Walked with Lions by Elizabeth Laird (ISBN 978-0230752436) in March ...
As far as I know, Alemayehu Eshete was born in Wollo, not in Jimma. His family moved to Addis when he was young and he grew up in Addis. Tumsaa 11:18, 9 May 2015 (UTC) Some sources contradicting Addis Ababa–Jimma such as Jimma in Music in Africa and Addis Ababa in The Guardian obituary. So I'm gonna remove Addis Ababa from the infobox until ...
Haddis Alemayehu (Amharic: ሐዲስ ዓለማየሁ; 15 October 1910 – 6 December 2003) was an Ethiopian novelist. His Amharic novel Love to the Grave (Amharic: ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር; Fəqər əskä Mäqabər , 1968) is considered a classic of modern Ethiopian literature .