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๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐
โพโช๏ธ- ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐น๐ถ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ born in ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ (๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ) born Sep 29, 1947 is a famous Oromo singer, composer, poet and nationalist.
๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป in ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ village in the city of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Ali Birra was born in Dire Dawa (Ganda Kore). His parents were separated when he was three years old, after which he was brought up by his father. He attended Arabic school as a child where he learnt Arabic language. He then enrolled in local academic school and pursued his education till the sixth grade.
In his early years, Ali used to do small on-street business so as to support himself as a means of livelihood. When he was 13, he joined Afran Qallo cultural group which was then oprerating unofficially to promote the Oromo music and ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด that he sang on stage was called "๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ'๐ฒ'' so that the people nicknamed him "๐๐น๐ถ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ," meaning "๐๐น๐ถ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด".
The Haile Selasie regime banned the group in 1965 and arrested some of its members. Ali escaped arrest and moved to Addis Ababa.
After he settled in Addis Ababa, he was engaged in different activities along with singing. On this occasion, Ali came to know the nationalist Ahmad Taqi, and the latter bought him a guitar so that Ali could sing more widely.
His fame increased dramatically throughout the city. He had ability to sing in Amharic, Arabic, Harari, and Somali languages, in addition to Oromo, his mother tongue. This had gained him appreciation from different personalities including Eyoel Yohannes, at the time the head of Kibur Zebegna, so that Eyoel recruited him as a solo singer in Oromo. He joined other famous singers such as Mahmoud Ahmed, Tilahun Gessesse and Bizunesh Bekele.
While he was within the group, he could travel to all regions of the country and show his talent to his admirers. He also traveled to the Sudan repeatedly and sang with well known celebrities like Mohammed Wardi.
When he was in Addis Ababa, he would perform in large venues such as Hager Fiker and Ras Teyater, but following a discussion with his father, he left Addis Ababa.
In the early 1970s, at the breakout of the Ethiopian revolution, Ahmad Taqi was killed in eastern Ethiopia while fighting the government army. Ali Birra mourned deeply and sang metaphorically,
Yaa Hundee Bareeda
Yaa Finxee Midhaga
(Hundee was another name for Ahmad Taqi.)
Ali Birra continued his career both as a musician and a composer. He produced his first album in 1971, the first in the history of Oromo music. He then recorded successful hits such as "Hin Yaadin", "Asabalee", "Ammalelee", and "Gamachu". His albums included Sudanese songs such as "Al-Habib Ween" and Harari songs such as "Yidenqal".
A Swedish admirer of Ali Birra, who had been a vice-secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Addis Ababa, asked him for marriage. Ali agreed and married her in 1985, her name was Birgitta ร
strรถm born in Stockholm, Sweden (21 July 1942 โ 13 September 2009).
In 1986, Ali's wife was transferred to Saudi Arabia, and Ali accompanied her to the country. But Ali faced difficulties in Saudi Arabia, and proceeded to Sweden, where he lived for two years. In 1988, he went to the United States to attend the Los Angeles Arts Academy. He graduated in 1990, and by 1992, he had released his first two albums outside of Ethiopia amid increasing international fame. He also conducted many concerts and festivals in many countries, including the 2005 Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) celebration at the Addis Sheraton.
As of August 2009, Ali Birra reported that he had recently been treated for colon cancer, but planned to continue performing music, in spite of reports that his most recent album would be his last.
Awards
In 1995, Ali received the Toronto African Merits Award. In 2010, Ali received an honorary doctorate from Jimma University.
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Praying for speedy recovery ๐๐ฟ & sending love โค to my one of all time Ali Birra!!
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