Hachalu Hundessa’s songs gave a soundtrack to the Oromo resistance.
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Through his poetically eloquent protest songs, the young singer-songwriter came to represent the Oromo struggle.
A procession in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Musicians established themselves in the US, where they continued to practice their cultural life, which flourished.
The classically trained jazz pianist fled dictatorship in Ethiopia.
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Her exquisite piano compositions drew fans to the Jerusalem monastery where she lived after fleeing Ethiopia.
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His songs about the rights of the Oromo people in Ethiopia lifted the spirits of a downtrodden people and his death shook the nation.
Members of the Oromo community in Minnesota in the US protest after the death of Hachalu Hundessa.
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The outspoken singer always considered himself to be at risk, and in Ethiopia people loved him because he didn’t let that risk keep him quiet.