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)...
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Getatchew Mekurya has had 23 concerts.
Getatchew Mekurya is most often considered to be Jazz, World, Jazz Saxophone, Saxophone, Africa, Ethio-Jazz, Ethiopian Pop, and Ethiopian.
The last Getatchew Mekurya concert was on July 10, 2012 at La gaîté lyrique in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The bands that performed were: The Ex / Getatchew Mekurya.
The songs that Getatchew Mekurya performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 13, 2009 concert at Polish Combatants Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
