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Mahmoud Ahmed ማሕሙድ አሕመድ
Mahmoud Ahmed performing in 2005
Background information
Born
(1941-05-08) 8 May 1941 (age 82) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Origin
Gurage, Ethiopia
Genres
Ethiopian music
world
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1970s–present
Musical artist
Mahmoud Ahmed (Amharic: ማሕሙድ አሕመድ; born 8 May 1941)[1][2][3] is an Ethiopian singer.[4] He gained great popularity in Ethiopia in the 1970s and among the Ethiopian diaspora in the 1980s, before rising to international fame with African music fans in Europe and the Americas.
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^Observer, Ethiopia (May 8, 2018). "Ten things to know Mahmoud Ahmed on his 77th birthday". Ethiopia Observer. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
^Mahmoud Ahmed at AllMusic
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