Mar282024

Gétatchèw Mèkurya

Gétatchèw Mèkurya (Amharic: ጌታቸው መኩሪያ) (14 March 1935 – 4 April 2016) was an Ethiopian jazz saxophonist. Mèkurya was born in Yifat, Ethiopia. He began his musical studies on traditional Ethiopian instruments such as the krar and the masenqo, and later moved on to the saxophone and clarinet. Upon reaching adolescence, he began his professional career in 1949 as a part of the Municipality Band in Addis Ababa. In 1955 he joined the house band at Addis' Haile Selassie I Theatre, and in 1965 joined the famous Police Orchestra. Read more on Last.fm

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2Antchi hoyé
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3Yegenet muziqa
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4Ambassèl
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5Shellela
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6Yèné hassab gwadègna
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7Muziqa heywèté
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8Shellèla
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9Almaz Yeharerwa
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10Akalé wubé
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