Tsehaye Yohannes Explained

Background:person
Birth Place:Asmara, Eritrea Province, Ethiopian Empire
Occupation:Singer
Discography:List

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.[1] [2] [3] He is of Amhara descent.[4] [5] 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

!Title!Year
Fenchetwa1984
Yalanchima 1996
Letinish2001
Sakilegn2007
Yeneta2014

References

  1. Web site: Aga . Mark T. . 50 of the Best Old & New Amharic Music: Songs and Singers — allaboutETHIO . 2024-11-20 . allaboutethio.com . en.
  2. Web site: Ayalew . Yohannes . 2019-09-16 . Legendary Artist Tsehaye Yohannes Performed in Toronto ፀሀይ ዮሐንስ በ ካናዳ ኮንሰርት ኣቀረበ . 2024-11-20 . en-US.
  3. Web site: ናሽናል ቢብሊዮግራፊ ቡድን፣ የአንጋፋ አርቲስቶች መዝገበ የሕይወት ታሪክ፣ መጋቢት ፳፻፣ ገጽ 22 . 20 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Mereja Forum - Login . 2024-11-20 . www.mereja.com.
  5. Web site: T . Naty . 2023-09-19 . Tsehaye Yohannes . 2024-11-20 . Sewasew Multimedia - An Ethiopian Streaming Platform . en-US.