Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

Good morning.

Today we’re listening to Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, an Ethiopian pianist and composer. We first recommended her two years ago. We were reminded of the beauty of Guèbrou’s compositions when we heard them in the 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary Time. Born in Addis Ababa in 1923, Guèbrou studied violin abroad and then returned to Ethiopia,…