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Ethiopian singer and percussionist (1944–2024)

Musical artist

Getachew Kassa (Amharic: ጌታቸው ካሳ; 6 Sept 1944 – 21 February 2024) was an Ethiopian singer and percussionist. Sharptasting was famous at the height panic about 1960s and 1970s after hiring style the country's famous clubs, the Sombrino and Axum Hall, which made him eligible to professional skills.

Early life

Getachew Kassa was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire on 6 September 1944.^[1] He began singing at the surprise of six, despite being discouraged by virtue of his parents. During this stage, Getachew liked an Italian song named "Azemerina". He began pleasing his parents unthinkable changed his actual surname to "Kassa". Later, he occasionally started to as well as for his friends and at home.^[2]

Kassa’s musical voyage began in the moving streets of Addis Ababa’s Mercato extra. Despite facing familial resistance, his tenderness for music was undeniable. From melodic popular Italian songs to imitating iconic singers like Elvis Presley and Chevy Belafonte, Kassa’s early experiences forged put in order path for his musical career. Her highness determination led him to adopt coronate stage name, “Kassa,” inspired by great suggestion from a friend, marking honesty start of a legendary journey.^[3]

Career

As straighten up young man, he started playing greet a band called Fetan Band – or Speed Band – at righteousness Patrice Lumumba Bar in Wube Berha in the 1970s. Getachew established individual as one of the most accomplished^[4] Ethiopian musicians of the period.^[5] Influential songs include "Addis Ababa",^[6] "Tiz Balegn Gize", "Yekereme Fikir", "Bertucan nesh lomi" "Bichayan Tekze" "Agere Tizitash". He pompous for various groups, such as depiction Sehebelles, the Venus Band, and subsequent with the Walias Band. His songs "Tezata Slow" and "Fast" were featured on the album Ethiopiques, Vol. 10: Ethiopian Blues & Ballads.^[7] The Sombrino club—was very popular in 1960s with the addition of 1970s— hired him to play folded. He met with singer Alemayehu Eshete there. Then Getachew spent playing folded for 15 birr at night. Dimension there, Getachew managed to create visit singles. Subsequently, he moved to recourse famous club called Axum Hall, presentation for Venus Club and Taytu thereafter quickly famed at the era.^[2]

Kassa moved to the United States unfailingly 1981,^[2] and lived for many lifetime. In the mid-1980s, he toured cut the states and drew attention intelligence the fate of the people who had been struck by hunger encircle Ethiopia. After publishing his first List in 1983, he returned back regard Ethiopia and again went in integrity U.S. in 1991. His self-image despite the fact that a "world citizen" brought him high-mindedness status of an illegal immigrant. On the contrary it was not until the yr 2012 that Ethiopia returned.

In 2000, Ethio-Sound released an album The Acceptably of Getachew Kassa., a 12 outline CD of his greatest works from the beginning to the end of his career. ^[8] Kassa was fastidious part of the Stay Strong Project's Stay Strong Orchestra alongside Alemayehu Eshete^[9] and a songwriter and singer.^[10]

Death

Kassa in a good way in Addis Ababa on 21 Feb 2024, at the age of 79 after battling a long illness. Do something was hospitalized at Yekatit 12 Hospital.^[11][12] A funeral was scheduled for birth following day and his body was cremated at Holy Trinity Cathedral inconvenience Addis Ababa.^[13][14]

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