This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by their given name, Tilahun, and not as Gessesse.
Tilahun Gessesse
ጥላሁን ገሠሠ
Background information
Born
(1940-09-27)27 September 1940[1] Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire occupied by Italian East Africa
Died
19 April 2009(2009-04-19) (aged 68) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Genres
Ethiopian music
soul jazz
swing
funk
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1955–2009
Labels
Ethio Grooves
Musical artist
Tilahun Gessesse (Amharic: ጥላሁን ገሠሠ; 27 September 1940 – 19 April 2009) was an Ethiopian singer regarded as one of the most popular Ethiopian artist of the 20th century. Noted by his tenor voice, he was nicknamed "The Voice" during his country's "Golden Age" in the 1960s. Tilahun was an eminent singer whose works are attributed legacy to Ethiopian music. Besides his popularity, he raised money for aid during the famines of the 1970s and 1980s and earned the affection of the nation, being awarded a doctorate degree by the Addis Ababa University and also winning a lifetime achievement award from the Ethiopian Fine Art and Mass Media Prize Trust.
Tilahun died from diabetes on 19 April 2009 shortly after returning from the United States. His funeral took place in Addis Ababa at Holy Trinity Cathedral on 23 April with mass public figures and mourners gathered. Tilahun's work is often compared with Teddy Afro, who is also considered to have a huge impact on the Ethiopian music industry.[2]
TilahunGessesse (Amharic: ጥላሁን ገሠሠ; 27 September 1940 – 19 April 2009) was an Ethiopian singer regarded as one of the most popular Ethiopian artist of...
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innovation was the "Ethio-jazz" music and musicians Alemayehu Eshete, TilahunGessesse, Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulatu Astatke and others were prominent in this era...
Aster Aweke, Alemayehu Eshete, Gigi, Teddy Afro, TilahunGessesse and Mahmoud Ahmed. TilahunGessesse was popular through 20th-century and nicknamed "The...
lyrics for himself and for his many professional colleagues, including TilahunGessesse. Neway's music is wide and varied, from the traditional Ethiopian beats...
Fisseha Desta, first Vice President of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991. TilahunGessesse Mahmoud Ahmed. Alexander Kontorowicz Pankhurst, Richard (1968). Economic...
Fisseha, Alemayehu Borobor, Seyoum Gebreyes, Netsanet Mellessè and TilahunGessesse. Albums Alemayemu Borobor and the Walias "Tez Aleng Hagere" 45 (Kaifa...
me so happy." Aster enjoyed listening to Ethiopian musicians like TilahunGessesse and Bizunesh Bekele, as well as American musicians like Donna Summer...
Several notable musical artists emerged thereafter, for example, TilahunGessesse, Alemayehu Eshete, Bizunesh Bekele, Muluken Melesse and Mahmoud Ahmed...
singer in Oromo. He joined other famous singers such as Mahmoud Ahmed, TilahunGessesse and Bizunesh Bekele. Birra traveled with the group through Ethiopia...
1960s and 1970s, including the Ibex Band, Menelik Band, Mahmoud Ahmed, TilahunGessesse and Mulatu Astatke. He mostly worked with Ambassel Records, while AIT...
Bizunesh Bekele, Mahmoud Ahmed, Hirut Bekele, Mulatu Astatke and TilahunGessesse. List of record labels Éthiopiques Kaifa Records Harris, Craig. Amha...
Bekele, Ali Birra, Ayalew Mesfin, Kiros Alemayehu, Muluken Melesse and TilahunGessesse, while popular folk musicians included Alemu Aga, Kassa Tessema, Ketema...
resentment to the chaos in the country. Getatchew Mekurya(1935-2016) TilahunGessesse(1940-2009) Alemayehu Eshete(1941–2021) Mulatu Astatke (1943–present)...
Eshete, Ethio-jazz singer Rophnan, electronic musician and songwriter TilahunGessesse, singer Gigi, singer Thomas Gobena, bassist of the Gypsy punk band...
on 25 May 2022. Best Single Music: Rophnan – SOST Best Video Clip: TilahunGessesse – "Qome Limereqesh" Best New Singer: Elias Melka and Dawit Tsige Best...
modernized and more popular hosting several prominent figures such as TilahunGessesse and Aster Aweke thereafter. Ethiopian plays as well as William Shakespeare...
originally belonged to 20th-century singers like Muluken Melesse and TilahunGessesse. The videos went viral on YouTube and the song "Darign" re-released...
Nalbandian. Notable members of the Imperial Bodyguard Band included TilahunGessesse and Mahmoud Ahmed, Bizunesh Bekele, Colonel Sahle Degago and many more...
Apart from that, he performed with other artists like Aladji Faye, TilahunGessesse, Youssou Ndour, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Bob Mose, Lester Bowie...
college football player (Army), Heisman Trophy winner (1945), pneumonia. TilahunGessesse, 68, Ethiopian singer. Robert Gillis, 82, American football coach....
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