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Tilahun Gessese

Tilahun Gessesse is an Ethiopian music legend whose music career has spanned more than fifty years. Tilahun was the king of song in Ethiopia. Tilahun with an exceptional voice no one can match, had performed for years and entertained Ethiopian here at home and abroad. There will be no soul in Ethiopia who has not heard about Tilahun. He started his music career as a singer at the Ethiopian Body Guard music band during the Hiale Silase regime. Tilahun career has the span of several decades and the old and young equally yearn to his songs. Unlike to many Ethiopian artist who fled to Europe and US and western countries during the brutal military junta Tilahun stayed in Ethiopia with all the hard ship and was the beacon of hope for Ethiopians with his artistic work and that was shown on by his fans on his concerts. Tilahun also performed several packed sold out concert to his fans spread all over the world in US, Europe, Australia and Middle East. Days after his return from US his passage had reverberated among his fans around the world and especially in Ethiopia the public has mourned his passing as a loss of their leader and an Icon. His works and performance were classy and superb where no one matches his performance to this day.