Mahmoud Ahmed

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Mahmoud Ahmed (Amharic: ማሕሙድ ኣሕመድ) (born May 8, 1941) is an Ethiopian singer of Gurage ancestry. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mahmoud shined shoes in that city before becoming a handyman at the Arizona Club, where he first sang professionally in the early 1960s. He sang for the Imperial Body Guard Band until 1974, and recorded with other bands for the Amha and Kaifa record labels throughout the 1970s. He opened his own music store in Addis Ababa's Piazza district during the 1980s while he continued his singing career. In addition to the Imperial Body Guard Band, Mahmoud has sung with the Ibex Band, the Venus Band, the Walias Band, the Idan Raichel Project, and the Roha Band over the course of his career. Since the late 1990s he has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in Europe and the Americas since Buda Musique launced the Ethiopiques series on compact disc, leading to new recordings and tours in Europe and the United States with Boston's Either/Orchestra User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Ethiopiques, Vol. 7: Erè mèla mèla 1975-1978

Ethiopiques 7: Erè Mèla Mèla

Ethiopiques, Vol. 7: Erè mèla mèla (1975-1978)

Ethiopiques, Vol. 26: Mahmoud Ahmed 1972-1974 (feat. Imperial Body Guard Band)

Ethiopiques 1 Golden Years of

Live in Paris

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Ethiopiques 6: Almaz

Ere Mela Mela - Modern Music From Ethiopia

Soul Of Addis

Ere Mela Mela

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Ethiopiques 7

Ethiopiques, Vol. 6: Almaz 1973

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