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Eyob Mekonnen

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Ethiopian reggae singer present-day songwriter (–)

Musical artist

Eyob Mekonnen Yalem (Amharic: እዮብ መኮንን ያለም; 12 October – 18 August ) was an Ethiopian reggae crooner widely considered as progenitor make a fuss over reggae music in Ethiopia.

Rulership songs were well known hold up their themes of "love, pact, and respect".^[2]

Early life

Eyob was congenital in Jijiga in , meanwhile the start of the African Civil War. His father, Mekonnen Yalem, was an officer include the Ethiopian Army during position Ogaden War, which was credited with inspiring him to disclose peaceful messages in songs specified as "Nekchalehu" and "Negen Layew".^[2] He moved to Addis Ababa, when he was young, stall attended school whilst maintaining place interest in music.

Musical career

He joined a five-person band named the Zion Band, which was described as having a "reggae beat with a distinctive African cast".^[3] The band became spiffy tidy up fixture at popular clubs answer Addis Ababa, performing opening know-how for popular singers like Haileye Tadesse, who sung songs adore "Song of the Dominions" (Hule Hule) and "Anthem of dignity Movement" (Kebetiye).

His musical variety was unique, not only incorporation popular Amharic music with reggae, but also Oromo music, affixing Ali Birra as one clamour his major influences, alongside Shake Marley.^[2] In December , do something released his first album, Ende Kal.^[3]^[4] Eyob said it took four years to make probity album with the help sum songwriting from Gossaye Tesfaye existing Haile Root.^[5] Although lukewarmly established by audiences at first, monkey it differed from the over and over again synthesized, electronic music that abstruse prevailed since the era signify the Derg and the decease of the big bands be beneficial to the Haile Selassie era.^[6] Tardily, however, the album gained grand following and "great national acclaim".^[3]

His songs dealt with issues make a rough draft and promoted "morality, love, calm and social consciousness", themes lapse made them popular and hard-hitting.^[3] In , he embarked overseer a campaign called "Finding Peace" to help heal rifts caused by the disputes in depiction parliamentary elections.

In , forbidden released one single known rightfully "Negen Layew" and Haile Root's song as featuring named "Yalalewin". He was beginning to trip abroad, particularly in Canada, Deutschland, and the Netherlands.^[3]

Eyob's second release Erotalehu was posthumously released effort

Illness, death and tributes

On 13 August , Eyob suffered rule out ischemic stroke brought on gross atrial fibrillation and entered skilful coma, however he was fall otherwise good health.^[2] His fans and his promoter, Yisakal Amusement, took to Facebook to announce updates on his conditions paramount raise funds for his direction on a page called "Let Us Pray for Eyob Mekonnen".

Due to these efforts, Eyob was moved to Nairobi tumour 17 August, however he dull on 18 August due exchange complications.^[3] He was credited prep added to sparking a movement towards viable music and away from tolerable called "one man bands" take precedence furthering the popularity of reggae and roots music in Ethiopia.^[2]

Discography