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This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Telela, and not as Kebede.
Telela Kebede ቴሌላ ከበደ
Born
1938 (age 85–86)
Origin
Born to Ethiopian parents in exile in Kenya.
Genres
Ethiopian music
soul-jazz
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1950s–1990s
Musical artist
Telela Kebede (Amharic: ቴሌላ ከበደ; born 1938)[1] is a retired Ethiopian singer who gained popularity during Ethiopia's 1960s and 1970s ‘‘Golden Era’’ of music.[2]
^Shelemay, Kay Kaufman (2022). SING AND SING ON : sentinel musicians and the making of the ethiopian american diaspora. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 88–90. ISBN 9780226810027.
^"Artistic Profile". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Africa. Routledge. 2013. p. 124. ISBN 9781136359491.
TelelaKebede (Amharic: ቴሌላ ከበደ; born 1938) is a retired Ethiopian singer who gained popularity during Ethiopia's 1960s and 1970s ‘‘Golden Era’’ of music...
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