Getatchew Mekurya

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Getatchew Mekurya
ጌታቸው መኩሪያ
Background information
Birth nameGetachew Mekuria
Born(1935-03-14)14 March 1935
Ifat, Shewa, Ethiopian Empire
OriginAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Died4 April 2016(2016-04-04) (aged 81)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
GenresEthiopian music, jazz, Ethio-jazz
InstrumentTenor saxophone
Years active1949–2016

Getatchew Mekurya (Amharic: ጌታቸው መኩሪያ; 14 March 1935 – 4 April 2016)[1] was an Ethiopian jazz saxophonist.[2]

  1. ^ "Getatchew Mekuria (1935 - 2016) - A Lifelong History In Photos". The Ex. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Nate Chinen (11 April 2016). "Getatchew Mekurya, Ethiopian Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 81". The New York Times.