ዓለማየሁ እሸቴ ከአሁን ወዲያ አምላኬን ብቻ እያመሰገንኩ እኖራለሁ እንጂ በዘፈን ዓለም አልቀጥልም
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Alemayehu Eshete told Seifu Fantahun of Tadiyas Addis / Tadias Addis on Sheger FM 102.1 that he will not be in the music industry and he will rather praise The Lord in his remaining time. Do you think he may come back with an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo mezmur / song or with a protestant song or what do you expect from Alemayehu as a talented Ethiopian artist? The interview was conducted in Amharic. More infromation about the singer taken from Wikipedia is presented below. Source of the audio is Sheger FM 102.1 Tadiyas Addis / Tadias Addis program and the radio hosts are Seifu Fantahun , who has also a TV program on EBS called Seifu on EBS Late night show. The other co-host is Tadele.
Alemayehu Eshete (Amharic: ዓለማየሁ እሸቴ) (also written Alèmayèhu Eshèté in French) is an Ethiopian Ethio-jazz singer. He has performed since the 1960s and primarily sings in Amharic. Eshete has been nicknamed "the Ethiopian Elvis".
Career
Eshete's talent was recognized by colonel Rètta Dèmèqè who invited the young singer to perform with Addis Ababa's famous Police Orchestra. Eshete had his first hit ("Seul") in 1961 before moving on to found the orchestra Alèm-Girma Band with Girma Bèyènè. Over the course of 15 years, Eshete released some 30 singles until the arrival of the communist Derg junta, which forced Eshete and many other artists into exile.
Alemayehu Eshete has since gained fame in Europe and the Americas with the release of Buda Musique's Ethiopiques series of compilations on compact disc. Ethiopiques Volume 9 is devoted entirely to recordings of Eshete's earlier music, and Volume 22 covers his career between 1972 and 1974. Other songs have also appeared on Volumes 3, 8, 10, and 13 or the series. In 2008 Eshete toured the United States with fellow Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed, backed by Boston's 10-piece Either/Orchestra.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemayehu_Eshete
