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'''Bizunesh Bekele''' ( |
'''Bizunesh Bekele''' ({{Lang-am|ብዙነሽ በቀለ}}; 1936 – 25 June 1990) was an [[Ethiopia]]n soul singer who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. |
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She was born in 1936. Bizunesh has been called the "[[Aretha Franklin]] of Ethiopia"{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}} and the "First Lady of Addis".<ref name="Briggs2015">{{cite book|author=Philip Briggs|title=Ethiopia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gU_fCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA76|date=22 October 2015|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-922-3|pages=76–}}</ref> Bizunesh recorded popular songs in the 1970s such as "Chenk Tibeb" and "Ayasayegn chinkun". She sang in |
She was born in 1936. Bizunesh has been called the "[[Aretha Franklin]] of Ethiopia"{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}} and the "First Lady of Addis".<ref name="Briggs2015">{{cite book|author=Philip Briggs|title=Ethiopia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gU_fCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA76|date=22 October 2015|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-922-3|pages=76–}}</ref> Bizunesh recorded popular songs in the 1970s such as "Chenk Tibeb" and "Ayasayegn chinkun". She sang in [[Amharic language|Amharic]] and [[Ormoffia language]]. She sometimes sang with the [[Gurage]] singer [[Mahmoud Ahmed]]. They were both known for appearing with the Imperial Body Guard Band or the Dahlak Banb. |
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She is featured on the recording ''Ethiopian Groove - The Golden Seventies'' (1994, [[Buda Musique]]). |
She is featured on the recording ''Ethiopian Groove - The Golden Seventies'' (1994, [[Buda Musique]]). |
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Revision as of 09:37, 16 December 2018
Bizunesh Bekele | |
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| Born | 1936 |
| Died | 25 June 1990 |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Occupation | Singer |
Bizunesh Bekele (Amharic: ብዙነሽ በቀለ; 1936 – 25 June 1990) was an Ethiopian soul singer who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
She was born in 1936. Bizunesh has been called the "Aretha Franklin of Ethiopia"[citation needed] and the "First Lady of Addis".[1] Bizunesh recorded popular songs in the 1970s such as "Chenk Tibeb" and "Ayasayegn chinkun". She sang in Amharic and Ormoffia language. She sometimes sang with the Gurage singer Mahmoud Ahmed. They were both known for appearing with the Imperial Body Guard Band or the Dahlak Banb.
She is featured on the recording Ethiopian Groove - The Golden Seventies (1994, Buda Musique).
References
- ^ Philip Briggs (22 October 2015). Ethiopia. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-1-84162-922-3.
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