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Shantam Shubisa (born Mohamed Ibrahim Waday; 25 December 1949) is an Ethiopian composer, singer and poet. [1] He was born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.Along with musicians such as Ali Birra, Shantam Shubissa is regarded as one of Oromian significant contributors to music during the late 20th century [2]
Waaqeffanna is an ethnic religion indigenous to the Oromo people in the Horn of Africa. [1] The word Waaqeffanna is derived from Waaq which is the ancient name for Creator in various Cushitic languages including the Oromo people and Somali people.
Mahbuba (Arabic: محبوبة / maḥbūba c. 1825 – 27 October 1840) was an Oromo girl from present-day Ethiopia who was taken to Germany as a slave. She is known to have helped lay the foundations for the Oromo language studies in Europe by reciting her oral traditions through songs.
The majority of his recordings were in Amharic, but he did also record a few in Oromo. [8] In 1975, Tilahun released eponymous LP Tilahun Gessesse, Amha Records served as the label. When collaborating with The Walias, they together worked to re-recording the older version of LPs since 1983 under Misrach Music Group.
The Oromo people are one of the oldest Cushitic peoples inhabiting the Horn of Africa.There is still no reliable estimate of the history of their settlement in the region, however, many indications suggest that they have been living in the north of Kenya and south-east Ethiopia for more than 7,000 years, until the great expansion in 1520 when they expanded to the south-west and some areas in ...
The Boorana (also known as Borana) [9] are one of the two major subgroups of the Oromo people. A Cushitic ethnic group, they primarily inhabit the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia and the former Eastern Province in northern Kenya, specifically Marsabit County. [10] They speak a distinct dialect of the Oromo language by the same name ...
Frank Ugochukwu Edwards (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian musician, record producer, sound engineer, worship singer and songwriter from Enugu State. [1] He is the founder and owner of the record label Rocktown Records, which is home to recording artists such as Edwards himself, Gil Joe, King BAS, Nkay, Dudu and, among others.
The Oromo people of East Africa are divided into two major branches: the Borana Oromo and Barento Oromo. These two major groups are in turn subdivided into an assortment of clan families. From West to East and North to South, these subgroups are listed in the sections below.