Mèkurya began his musical studies on traditional Ethiopian instruments such as the krar and the messengo, and later moved on to the saxophone and the clarinet. Upon reaching adolescence, he began his career in 1949 as a part of the Municipality Band in Addis Ababa. In 1965 he joined the famous Police Orchestra. He was also one of the first musicians to play an instrumental version of the Ethiopian war chant "Shellela." With the album Negus of Ethiopian Sax (since re-released as part of the Ethiopiques CD series)...
These are photos from concerts where Getatchew Mekurya played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
All Tomorrow's Parties - ATP 2011 Dec 9 - 11, 2011 Minehead, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Maf Daniel
The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya / Shortstack Aug 13, 2008 Washington, D.C., United States Uploaded by Albinoflea
