The singer and songwriter Alèmayèhu Eshèté, who has died aged 80, was one of the stars of the “golden age” of Ethiopian music in the 1960s and early 70s – and then became a cult hero for many western ...

He became a swaggering star in the late 1960s, when Addis Ababa experienced a golden age of night life and music. Decades later, he was rediscovered. By Alex Vadukul Alemayehu Eshete, a soulful ...

Legendary Ethiopian singer Alemayehu Eshete, 80, died in Addis Ababa on Thursday. Nicknamed "the Ethiopian Elvis", the musician died of a heart attack shortly after he was admitted to hospital, ...

'There have been very difficult times. Harsh times, when it was frankly hell to be here, but some of us were lucky and survived. Thank God. Now this place' - Alemayehu Eshete gestures towards the ...

Alemayehu was born in June 1941 in Addis Ababa, where his father worked as a taxi driver. Alemayehu talent was recognized by Colonel Retta Demeqe, who invited the young singer to perform with Addis ...

The singer and songwriter Alèmayèhu Eshèté, who has died aged 80, was one of the stars of the “golden age” of Ethiopian music in the 1960s and early 70s – and then became a cult hero for many western ...

Mi-crooner mi-shouter, le chanteur éthiopien est l’un des grands showmen de son époque. Il est mort jeudi à Addis-Abeba, à 80 ans. Pourtant, tout n’était pas ...

Interview d'Amal Safi, organisatrice du Gala Diversity ^qui acceuillait entre autres parmis les invités Elisabeth Alli, créatrice de la maison d’édition SBook spécialisée dans les livres sur la Suisse ...