ABOUT

Temesgen was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He has studied with Alemayehu Fanta and Teshome Shenkute at the Yared School of Music in Addis Ababa. It is Temesgen's dream to keep alive the ancient musical traditions of Ethiopia. 

A versatile singer-songwriter, Temesgen is equally at home in the traditional format or on the frontiers of ethio-fusion. Visit the music page to enjoy all Temesgen's music.  Listen to his traditional krar album here. His non-traditional work is a soulful stew of reggae, ethiopian, and jazz. He has released, Begena Fusion, an album that features the begena in a modern milieu. In 2013, Temesgen released Krarization, a collection of popular contemporary songs covered with the help of the krar.