Getatchew Mekurya

Getatchew Mekurya
ጌታቸው መኩሪያ
Background information
Birth nameGetachew Mekuria
Born(1935-03-14)14 March 1935
Yifat, Shewa, Ethiopian Empire
OriginAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Died4 April 2016(2016-04-04) (aged 81)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
GenresEthiopian music, jazz, Ethio-jazz
InstrumentTenor saxophone
Years active1949–2016

Getatchew Mekurya (Amharic: ጌታቸው መኩሪያ; 14 March 1935 – 4 April 2016) was an Ethiopian jazz saxophonist.

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