Kamuzu Kassa
Kamuzu Kassa | |
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| ካሙዙ ካሳ | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Composer songwriter and producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Kamuzu Kassa (Ge'ez: ካሙዙ ካሳ) is an Ethiopian composer, songwriter and producer. Kamuzu started his career in 2006 composing spiritual songs, and in 2010 started writing Ethiopian popular music.[1]
Early life
[edit]Kamuzu was born in Beklo Segno, Wolayita, Ethiopia, and raised in Wolaita Sodo.[1] He was born to a Protestant Christian family and his father was a health professional and the mother a housewife.[citation needed] Kamuzu's passion for music grew in the church choir, and slowly spread to the outside.[2][failed verification]
Kamuzu attended Bele primary school in the town of Bele (Wolaita), and attended secondary school in Sodo.[1]
Career
[edit]Kamuzu composed music for local gospel singer and preacher Eyob Deno's album Halo Bado in 2004.[citation needed] Following this, he started to compose music for non-gospel singers as well. In 2007, he composed a single which is entitled "Aroge Arada" for Kako Getachew and this paved the way for him to the secular world of music.[citation needed]
In 2006, Kamuzu went to Addis Ababa and started to compose music in his own studio called "Shakura". In this studio, he composed more than 2,000 songs.[2]
Awards
[edit]The Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism awarded him for his contribution to Ethiopian music in 2021.[3][better source needed] Kamuzu was named Addis Music Award's Best Composer of the Year in 2018.[4] Fana Broadcasting Corporate awarded him for his contribution to Ethiopian Music on 27 September 2021.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Music Composing Business Blooms, Despite Hurdles". Addis Fortune. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Kamuzu Kassa". Music In Africa. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Wolaita Zone chief Administrator’s /ወላይታ ዞን ዋና አሰተዳደር/. "የሃገር ባለውለታ ወንድማማቾች ተሸልመዋል". Facebook. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Addis Music Award, best Movie of the year, 2011 E.C". mirtmirt.com. 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "የፋና ላምሮት የአሸናፊዎች አሸናፊ የፍጻሜ ውድድር በደማቅ ሥነስርዓት ተካሄደ". Welcome to Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C (in Amharic). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.