Tilahun Gessesse

Ethiopian musician (1940-2009)
Person human Q335753
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Tilahun Gessesse

Summary

Tilahun Gessesse is a human[1]. He was born in Addis Ababa[2]. He was born on September 29, 1940[3]. He died in Addis Ababa[4]. He died on April 19, 2009[5]. He worked as a singer[6], musician[7], and artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Tilahun Gessesse was born in Addis Ababa[2].
  • Tilahun Gessesse died in Addis Ababa[4].
  • Tilahun Gessesse was born on September 29, 1940[3].
  • Tilahun Gessesse died on April 19, 2009[5].
  • Tilahun Gessesse held citizenship in Ethiopia[10].
  • Tilahun Gessesse worked as a singer[6].
  • Tilahun Gessesse worked as a musician[7].
  • Tilahun Gessesse worked as an artist[8].
  • Tilahun Gessesse is recorded as male[11].
  • Tilahun Gessesse's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Tilahun Gessesse's genre is Ethio-jazz[13].
  • Tilahun Gessesse's record label is recorded as Buda Musique[14].
  • Tilahun Gessesse's Commons category is recorded as Tilahun Gesesse[15].
  • Tilahun Gessesse's instrument is recorded as voice[16].
  • Tilahun Gessesse's start of work period is recorded as 1955[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: ET[19]

  • Began / founded: 1940-09-29[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2009-04-19[21]

  • Genre(s): ethio-jazz, tizita[22]

  • Community tags: ethio-jazz, tizita[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6847c3df-a5ec-4ce8-882e-258ea0988c46[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Tilahun Gessesse's place of birth was Addis Ababa[2]. He was born on September 29, 1940[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], musician[7], and artist[8].

Death and Burial

Tilahun Gessesse died on April 19, 2009[5]. He passed away in Addis Ababa[4].

Why It Matters

Tilahun Gessesse ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Tilahun Gessesse born?

Tilahun Gessesse was born in Addis Ababa[2].

Where did Tilahun Gessesse die?

Tilahun Gessesse died in Addis Ababa[4].

What did Tilahun Gessesse do for work?

Tilahun Gessesse worked as singer[6], musician[7], and artist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . waltainfo.com. waltainfo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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