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6 Modern Artists of Ethiopian Descent Who’ve Made Their Mark In Music Industry
Big names like The Weeknd, Kelela and Aminé continue to make waves.
Over a decade apart from her emergence on 2014 mixtape “Cut 4 Me,” Ethiopian-American Kelela has stuck her claim in R&B, electronic and recently, jazz, releasing her first live album, “In the Blue Light,” earlier this month. Making her grand return on new album “The Breeze Grew a Fire,” R&B-soul vocalist Mereba, who’s of African American and Ethiopian descent, channels her Habesha roots on standout track “Heart of a Child.” Signed to The Weeknd’s XO Records, Ethiopian pop and R&B Chxrry22 singer has a dark feminine essence to her music, including her latest single, “Just Like Me.” The artist will be a supporting act on FLO’s AAA Tour beginning this spring.
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