Ethiopia Entertainment People

Kuku Sebsebe (surname also spelled Sebsibe) is an Ethiopian popular singer. She lived in the Washington, DC, area of the United States for many years but moved back to Ethiopia c. 2003. She generally performs with synthesizer and drum machine...

Ali Birra (born 1950) is a famous Oromo singer, composer, poet and nationalist. He was born in Lagaharre village in the city of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

Aster Aweke (Amharic: አስቴር አወቀ?) is an Ethiopian singer who lives in the United States. She is sometimes referred to as “Ethiopia’s Aretha Franklin”,

Mulatu Astatke (surname also spelled Astatqé) (Amharic: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger. He is known as the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in 1943 in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New...