He received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Addis Ababa University, in appreciation of his contribution to Ethiopian music. The majority of GessesseвЂ™s recordings are in Amharic, though he has recorded a number of songs in Oromo. During a visit, the Emperor advised him not to abuse his talent. He was so famous that he appeared three times in front of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Gessesse moved to the National Theater where his success continued. He was arrested and put in prison for a time. During his time with the band, Gessesse ran afoul of the government after the attempted coup dвЂ™Г©tat of December 1960 by the Imperial Bodyguard. After a few years at the Hager Fikir Theater, he joined the Imperial Bodyguard Band where he became a leading star singer. In Addis Ababa, Gessesse was first hired by the Hager Fikir Association, which is now known as Hager Fikir Theater.

After staying only one night at his grandfatherвЂ™s house, he again began his journey to Addis Ababa, this time hiding himself in the back of a loaded truck. Since his interest in music lay deep in his heart, Gessesse chose not to stay at his grandfatherвЂ™s house in Woliso. The next day, he was forced to return back to his grandfather in Woliso. After Gessesse traveled fifteen kilometers on foot, he was caught in Tulu Bolo and stayed overnight with his great-aunt Woizero Temene Bantu. When his grandfather realized that Tilahun was no longer in Woliso, he informed GessesseвЂ™s great-aunt in Tulu Bolo. Gessesse left school to go to Addis Ababa, a journey he began on foot without his grandfatherвЂ™s consent. He was told to go to Addis Ababa if he wanted to pursue a career in the field. When Woizro Negatwa Kelkai, Ato Eyoel Yohanes and others artists from the Hager Fikir Theatre came to his school to perform, Gessesse took the opportunity to discuss his interest in music with Ato Eyoel. Although Gessesse did not go to Sudan, he took Mr.

Shedad (who was from Sudan), encouraged GessesseвЂ™s interest in music and urged him to go to Sudan to pursue his music career. When he was fourteen years old, he was taken by his grandfather to Waliso where he began attending Ras Gobena Elementary School.ДЄs time went by, his interest in music became increasingly clear, although his grandfather urged him to concentrate on his academic studies. Gessesse was born to Woizero Gete Gurmu, who was Oromo, and Ato Gessesse Negusse, who was Amhara. He was born on September 29, 1940, in Addis Ababa and died on April 19, 2009. Tilahun Gessesse is a legendary Ethiopian singer whose singing career spans 5 dacades. The following is a video of one of TilahunвЂ™s popular songs: On Sunday, the VOA had planned to hold an interview with Tilahun, but the interview had to be canceled due to his deteriorating condition. He was admitted to a hospital after complaining about heart problem. for several months and returned to Ethiopia a few days ago to celebrate Easter (Fasika) with family and friends. Tilahun, 69, had been receiving medical treatment in the U.S. News sources in Addis Ababa are reporting that legendary Ethiopian singer has passed away at midnight last night.

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