Getatchew Mekurya

Ethiopian jazz saxophonist (1935–2016)
Person human Q2740796
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Getatchew Mekurya

Summary

Getatchew Mekurya is a human[1]. Born in Yifat and Timuga[2], he… he was born on March 14, 1935[3]. He passed away in Addis Ababa[4]. He died on April 4, 2016[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musician[7], and saxophonist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Yifat and Timuga[2], Getatchew Mekurya…
  • Getatchew Mekurya died in Addis Ababa[4].
  • Getatchew Mekurya was born on March 14, 1935[3].
  • Getatchew Mekurya died on April 4, 2016[5].
  • Getatchew Mekurya held citizenship in Ethiopia[10].
  • Q28244 was Getatchew Mekurya's native language[11].
  • Getatchew Mekurya worked as a composer[6].
  • Getatchew Mekurya worked as a musician[7].
  • Getatchew Mekurya's professions included saxophonist[8].
  • Getatchew Mekurya is recorded as male[12].
  • Getatchew Mekurya's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Getatchew Mekurya's genre is jazz[14].
  • Getatchew Mekurya's Commons category is recorded as Getatchew Mekuria[15].
  • The cause of death was diabetes[16].
  • Getatchew Mekurya's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Getatchew Mekurya's instrument is recorded as saxophone[18].
  • Getatchew Mekurya's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ጌታቸው መኩሪያ'}[19].
  • Getatchew Mekurya's start of work period is recorded as 1949[20].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: ET[22]

  • Began / founded: 1935-03-14[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-04-04[24]

  • Genre(s): jazz[25]

  • Community tags: jazz[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d4938195-6548-479f-9f11-a4e22d915770[27]

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Origins and Family

Getatchew Mekurya's place of birth was Yifat and Timuga[2]. He was born on March 14, 1935[3]. Q28244 was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musician[7], and saxophonist[8].

Death and Burial

Getatchew Mekurya died on April 4, 2016[5]. He passed away in Addis Ababa[4]. The cause of death was diabetes[16].

Why It Matters

Getatchew Mekurya ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Getatchew Mekurya born?

Born in Yifat and Timuga[2], Getatchew Mekurya…

Where did Getatchew Mekurya die?

Getatchew Mekurya died in Addis Ababa[4].

What did Getatchew Mekurya do for work?

Getatchew Mekurya worked as composer[6], musician[7], and saxophonist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . theex.nl. theex.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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