Along with Mahmoud and Tlahoun Gssss, Almayhu Esht is one of the most prolific singers in Ethiopian recorded music. Star vocalist of the Police Orchestra from 1960, he became one of the first artists to leave that institution and join the young guard of independent bands. Often described as the 'Ethiopian James Brown' or the 'Ethiopian Elvis', for his style and stage presence as well as for his music, Almayhu has long symbolised modernist Ethiopia: in love with rhythm' n' blues and soul music, b Under Ethiopian musics 134 views
