Alemayehu Eshete, Singer Known as the ‘Abyssinian Elvis,’ Dies at 80

He became a swaggering star in the late 1960s, when Addis Ababa experienced a golden age of night life and music. Decades later, he was rediscovered.He became a swaggering star in the late 1960s, when Addis Ababa experienced a golden age of night life and music. Decades later, he was rediscovered.Read MoreAlemayehu Eshete (1941-2021), Deaths (Obituaries), Music, Rhythm and Blues (Music), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Ethiopia, Ethiopiques (Album)