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Samuel Yirga
Sign in to saveEthiopian musician and composer signed to Peter Gabriel's Real World Records.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ethiopia
ambient dubjazzpost-bop
Discography
- The Habasha Sessions2011
- Guzo2012
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,017
- Total plays
- 55,396
Tags
jazzpianoworldethiopianEthiojazz
Samuel Yirga knows a thing or two about determination and overcoming obstacles. As a child and teenager growing up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, all he dreamt about was becoming a musician. His parents were strictly against this and wanted him to study to become a doctor or engineer. When they forbade him to attend music school auditions his sister luckily helped him to sneak out. Aged 16 at the time, Samuel stepped into Addis Ababa's Yared School of Music for his auditions never having actually to
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ethiopia
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Real World Records
- Official website
- samuelyirga.com
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