Ethiopia: Arts' Seamless Role in Election Rally Shouldn't Be Ignored Ezra Abate (Ph.d)

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Today's Guest, Ezera Abate (PhD), was born and raised in Addis Ababa, in a neighborhood called Piassa. He attended his elementary and secondary school education in Yared High School before it was raised to College of Music. In the meantime, he served as a member of Choir at the Holy Trinity Church. He believes that this is what motivated him to join St. Yared Music School and contribute some for the music industry.

While serving the church, he was highly impressed by gospel preachers invited by Archbishop Melketsedek. On his way in and out of the Church, he always gazed at the piano one day, he got close to it, he touched the buttons of the piano and heard the sound that it made. He soon became fond of it and dreamt to be a pianist.

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