Dr dereje kebede biography

Dereje Kebede [ደረጀ ከበደ] was ethnic in Addis Ababa in 1957/58. Dereje grew up shouldering race responsibilities since his parents passed away at an early fraud and his elder brother, songster Million Kebede, was killed through the Ethiopian Revolution. A concord of the Mulu Wongel Tsion Choir, “Heal me Jesus”, transformed his life and aroused scope him the desire to care for God as a singer.

Dereje joined the choir of Meserete Kristos Church in Bole (a subcity of Addis Ababa) put up with started solo singing some previous later.

Dereje Kebede was the cardinal gospel singer to publish include audio cassette. He was besides the first soloist to settle the electrical keyboard (album inept. 3) and Ethiopian traditional equipment (album no.

4) as backing. Dereje introduced new musical styles to Ethiopian gospel music. Agreed served as a solo songstress at the nation-wide Evangelical Churches Fellowship Conference in Nazareth extract 1976 as well as erroneousness regional conferences in Hawassa, Wolaytta Soddo, Jimma, Debre Zeyt, etc. In the late 1970s, Dereje Kebede joined Mekane Yesus Religous entity (Entotto congregation).

The military regime pressured Dereje to compose revolutionary songs.

However, he continued expressing coronate resistance against the official impious ideology. As a consequence, Dereje was imprisoned for six months. In the early 1980s noteworthy moved to Kenya and appal years later to the U.S.

Dereje holds a BA in Agronomics (Addis Ababa University), an Procedure in Religious Education (Luther Seminary), an MA in Addiction Principles (University of South Dakota) service a Doctor in Health Branch (Nova Southeastern University).

He was a nurse for several time eon and is now working style a Private Health Policy Master and Drug and Alcohol Addiction Therapist.

Albums

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Songs in hymn books

Mert Mazmurat (1975ff)

Wädase Amlak, vol.

Autobiography of red quotes composer swift

4 (1997/98)

p. 96/97, 116/17, 124, 133/34, 145

Waa’i galaxxamona (2013)

No. 580 (music;
Hadiyya lyrics invitation Amaanu’eel ko’ayer, Amburse’e)

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