Mahmoud Ahmed

Addis Ababa, ET

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Ethiopian singer from Addis Ababa, born 1941. Erè Mèla Mèla (1975, reissued on Éthiopiques series). 'Erè Mèla Mèla,' 'Bemin Sebeb Letlash.' Golden age of Ethiopian pop — pentatonic scales over funk grooves. Discovered internationally through Francis Falcetta's Éthiopiques reissue series. Ethiopia's greatest living singer.

  • Started
    Jan 01, 1963
  • Authority
    Fan contributed
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