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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] His stage name "Shantam" means "fifty".
Ali Mohammed Musa [1] (Oromo: Alii Birraa; 29 September 1950 – 6 November 2022), known professionally as Ali Birra, was an Ethiopian singer.He was regarded as the most popular Oromo icon, as well as an influential artist in the other regions and urban areas of Ethiopia.
This is a list of notable Oromo people This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
The Oromo people (pron. / ˈ ɒr əm oʊ / ORR-əm-oh [11] Oromo: Oromoo) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Oromia region of Ethiopia and parts of Northern Kenya. [12] They speak the Oromo language (also called Afaan Oromoo), which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [12]
Complex rhythms: Ethiopian music is known for its intricate rhythmic patterns, as with the case for many African music, often featuring irregular meters and syncopation. Vocal styles: Traditional Ethiopian singing includes a variety of vocal techniques, such as melismatic, ornamentation, vocal slides, and call-and-response structures. In terms ...
Hachalu Hundessa was born in Ambo in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, to Gudatu Hora and Hundessa Bonsa in 1986. [1] The son of Oromo parents, [3] Hundessa grew up singing in school clubs and tending cattle. [4]
Most music shops are willing pay large amounts to artists who produces music in Amharic rather than in the Oromo dialect. [ 3 ] While a revival of Oromo arts, literature, and drama took place during the transitional period in 1991, Oromo artists continued to experience widespread repression. [ 4 ]
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.