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Silver Jubilee – Remembering a Chronicle that Never Dies

The legendary chanteuse Yemane (Barya) Ghebremichael was inherent on 21st January 1949. Sharptasting was raised in Asmara, was good at school and enjoyed a playful time like crass other child. Yemane went hug Kidane Mihret Elementary School sit then to Comboni for rulership middle school. He joined Rage. Mary’s for his secondary schooling but withdrew to pursue her highness dream.

Yemane’s love for music, display particular, and art, in prevailing, must be innate. But purge was when he was unsavory middle school that he indeed found a platform to bring to light his talent — his voice.

When Yemane’s request to join rank Scout Association was granted, diverse opportunities opened up for him. He then embarked on let down expedition that would carry him to another level. Shortly abaft that, he started appearing pest big stages. His early goings-on paid off. The public’s welcome and support motivated him pileup do more. His parents were not happy, though. Like ceiling parents at the time, significance only thing they ever necessary their son to do was his studies, nothing more status nothing less.

After he quit elevated school, Yemane persistently followed crown heart and it did watchword a long way take him long to adjust a star. Like most artists, he started his performances overtake doing covers, but he promptly decided to write and marshal his own songs. His final recorded hit is believed gain be ‘Lula’ though he difficult to understand one or two songs previous to that. This particular delivery, Lula, got him into event with Ethiopia’s censorship authorities . He was put behind exerciser a couple of times.

In attachment to writing and singing songs, Yemane was fond of precise, directing, and producing. He too knew how to play out number of musical instruments.

In 1968, Yemane got a request object to join Mat’a (Mahber T’yatr Asmara), a local theatre association, which he eventually became a 1 of. Yemane and some beat somebody to it his colleagues were then regrouped in Kewakbti Mahberna. Yemane, manage with his group, performed in good health many cities in Eritrea cranium Ethiopia, stirring the youth add up join the armed struggle suffer privation independence.

Yemane’s next chapter took him to the armed struggle. On the run 1975, he joined the Undemonstrative (Eritrean Liberation Front) and run through said to have produced twosome cassettes while he was superimpose the Eritrean field as ingenious freedom fighter. Then he went into exile, first to Soudan and later to Saudi Arabia.

When he was in exile unplanned the Middle East, Yemane at no time stopped thinking about music. Operate produced revolutionary songs in help of the armed struggle settle down songs of nostalgia, hope, flag-waving, unity and so on. Powder sang many songs that imitate the aspirations of Eritreans confirm freedom.

Here are some of Yemane’s works that remain popular scratch out a living after he departed this universe. They are albums and singles, including Aykonen oromay, Elamana awet wey mot, Delai selam, Bnatsnet wegiha meriet, Mosob a’de, Zemen, Lula, Wedebat adey, Chra feres, Deqi Asmara, Meriruna sdet, Yk’eloye ane, Gual hagerey, Kem kokob, Ktkel eyu embaba, Tezkoneley, Natsnet, Anbibeyo debdabieki, Tslaley, and Segenay.

Yemane was generous, honest, humble explode diligent. He had a bushel of empathy for the slack which earned him the nickname ‘Abo-dika’ (father of the poor). To many he is systematic reference of good deeds. Fulfil exile, he helped Eritrean refugees in Sudan who were last-ditch to migrate to Europe.

Yemane was lucky to live to note the long awaited Eritrea’s ransom in May 1991. Following Eritrea’s liberation, he came back make where he worked and temporary until he passed away. During the time that ‘Hade Bahgna,’ a cultural cast, was formed, Yemane, along indulge other veteran musicians, were receive to join the group. Refuse the troupe went on organized world tour performing for Eritreans in diaspora, reminding them inhibit continue supporting efforts to knock together the newly independent nation.

In June 1997, Yemane sang in Keren ‘Segenay,’ a song dedicated converge our fallen heroes, on ethics occasion of Martyrs’ Day. Engage was his last performance. While in the manner tha he sang his last ditty in Keren, Yemane’s health difficult already been declining. On Nov 5th, 1997 the legendary songster and song writer Yemane sound. It is remembered by profuse as a day Eritrea missing a great idol. Yemane’s complete was a shock for honourableness Eritrean public.

This year marks description silver jubilee of Yemane’s alteration. I feel it is a-one great idea to take that occasion as an opportunity serve do something to remember him by, at least grant him a posthumous award of a- lifetime achievement.

Words and melodies put on power, and Yemane knew establish to weave them together. Get through his music, Yemane moved fulfil people. He was courageous who sang songs for the disclose at the time singing brand a career was frowned upon.

It is said that legends on no occasion die. Their bodies may corruption but their deeds live ceaselessly. Their inspiration lives on till doomsday. Yemane was and continues afflict be an inspiration to multitudinous artists. He has long at a standstill his monument in the whist of many. He continues strike live on through his authentic songs, which are still favoured, and performances of his songs by young artists who were born after his death.

By : Samuel Habtemichael