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Menelik Wosenachew dies at 69

Posted on by Elias Kifle

Menelik Wosenachew

One of the most legendary Ethiopian singers, Menelik Wosenachew, has passed away yesterday at the age of 69, ETV reported.

Menelik had started working at Addis Ababa’s National Theater in 1965. But he spent most of his career in exile.

Menelik’s peers included other legendary singers such as Tilahun Gessesse, Mahmoud Ahmed, and Alemayehu Eshete.

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20 thoughts on “Menelik Wosenachew dies at 69”

  1. Menelik,
    May your soul rest in Peace! You deserve it. Your last ‘Gashe Jemere’ CD, especially the song about the loss of all the youth in unnecessary fratricidal wars and the Derg’s ‘Qey Shibir’ will always be remembered as a the song that honored the ‘past generation’.
    Thanks for all the good songs, lyrics, anmd melodies you produced!

  2. Menlik Wosenachew remains one of the beloved and talented singer of all times,as his songs dance on our heart so does his memorable life in the millions of Ethiopians.

    As he made us happy on that beautiful land, Ethiopia, he now is resting in peace on that heavenly land called Ethiopia.

    May we think of his good dids in our lives, shall we remember him eternally as we are humans who shall go back where we are became flesh and blood for the lovely country ours, Ethiopia.Amen and Amen.

  3. His voice majestic and romantic and shiny smile on his all time vibrant face that rays emanate outward from, Menlik Wosenachew lives in hearts and minds of millions of Ethiopians.

    Lucky and blessed we are Ethiopians born in Ethiopia and we shall live and die in our motherland as Menlik Wosenachew is and does.

    When we die,we still are within our motherland earth,Ethiopia. We Ethiopians shall never leave our Ethiopia even when we die. Ethiopia is our flesh and blood that we die for as our patriots fahters and mothers died for her.

    We,the ones and the only Ethiopians pride ourselves on being the original and the blesssed ones.God loves us,Angels protect us,the son of God vists us,the twinkling stars shine upon us, across the land and in the universe we have a dream, a dream where we shall bring back our lovely country into our loving and protecting hands. Yes, we do have a dream;yes, we do have collective dream.

    May God of our beloved country rest the soul of Menlik Wosenachew in eternal peace.

  4. It is indeed sad for the lose of such a human being……..I grew up listening to his music and was very fortunate to have met him……May God bless his soul and I do hope his family find some peace

  6. I am deeply saddened the passed away of the great singer of all times, Minilik. His music was all lovely and memorial.I wish to send my condolences to his family, friends and his admirers. May God put his soul in rest.

  7. Sorry to hear this on X-Mas. It just brought tears in my eyes. As a kid, I remember singing SHALLA LALALA SHALA LALA YACHI LIJ KONJO NAT,…. forget the rest of it.

    May God bless his soul and bring comfort to family and those who love him.

  12. I use to listen to his music when I was young .I especially enjoued the song ” Ene Wedeshallwe “( I have told I love you I Love you ) . He was my favorite singer.
    May he rest in Peace.
    Zee

  13. at the age of 69, it is not he died but moved on ….It is my prayer that he has moved on to be with the Lord almighty…

    RIP minilik ….Ethiopia sends this legend to God say “men Yelek” (what would he say to u)..!

  14. The song SELEWEBETWA SADENK was the most beautiful song I have ever heard. It will be played at my wedding and I will always remember the source of this great song. A wonderful artist whom I had a chance to see at the Addis Ababa airport but did not have the courage to go say hi. I wish I did!

  16. Menlik was a great man and a wonderful singer with his own unique style. He was the only courageous individual who commemorates in a song ‘ANCHI YEDEM GODANA’,the victins of Derg’s ‘RED TERROR’. R.I.P. Menilik.

  17. I never met Menelik Wossenachew, but I heared that he had lived In Khartoum and Cairo where he established musical bands and performed music during the military dictatorship in our homeland.
    As a lover of music I used to listen frequently to all his music. Bot I love “Fikrish Ayaregim” most.It is his masterpiece.

    His dancing style even at his senior age was attractive.Because of his death, though natural, we lost one of our modernizers of our music and best entertainers of his time. May God rest his soul!

  19. It is very sad to hear. Menelik was a great person and a true Ethiopian. May his soul rest in peace. He was very special for his family it is a great loss to his family.
    Nunuye and Aze I know it is hard to loose this kind of brother, you have to be strong.

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