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Tsehaye Yohannes (Amharic: ፀሃዬ ዮሃንስ, born 1959) is an Ethiopian singer who was prominent during his youth in the 1980s and 1990s.




Life and career


Tsehaye Yohannes was born in 1959 in Asmara and grew up in Addis Ababa and Kuha, a small town in suburban Mekelle in Tigray. He is of Amhara descent. While he was a grade 5th student, during the Student Movement, Tsehaye then marched with students chanting "Land to the Thriller" and he performed his song "Berta Zemede Zemachu Gwade". After the Derg seized power, Tsehaye released "Manbeb Ena Metsaf", dedicated to increasing literacy. "Finchetwa", "Yaz Yaz" and "Tur New" were popular in the 1980s and 1990s.




Discography






References

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