Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou was better known as an Ethiopian nun known for her piano playing and compositions.
Her music has been described as melodic blues piano with rhythmically complex phrasing. For three decades she lived a reclusive life with only rare performances including one at the Jewish Community Center in Washington, D.C. on 12 July 2008. Three tribute concerts were held in Jerusalem in 2013 to mark her 90th birthday and a compilation of her musical scores was released.
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Table of Content
- 1 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s birthday, age, and birthplace
- 2 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou nationality, ethnicity
- 3 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou religion
- 4 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s height and weight
- 5 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s educational background
- 6 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s parents and siblings
- 7 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou wife/husband and children
- 8 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou top music
- 9 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou awards
- 10 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou home: Where does Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou live?
- 11 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s earnings and net worth
- 12 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s social media pages
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s birthday, age, and birthplace
Guèbrou was born in Addis Ababa, on December 12, 1923, lived for 99 years, and died in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou nationality, ethnicity
She was a Yewubdar Gebru by ethnicity and holds an Ethiopian nationality.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou religion
She was a Christian.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s height and weight
She stands at the height of 5 feet and 8 inches and weighs around 68 kg.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s educational background
When Guèbrou was six she was sent to a boarding school in Switzerland, where she studied violin. She then feathers her studies under the Polish violinist Alexander Kontorowicz in Cairo.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s parents and siblings
Guèbrou was born to a wealthy Amhara family. The identities of her parents and siblings are not known. However, during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, she and her family were prisoners of war and were sent by the Italians to the prison camp on the Italian island of Asinara and later to Mercogliano, near Naples.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou wife/husband and children
Guèbrou was never married, therefore she has no children. She was a nun.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou top music
Some of her top music is The Homeless Wanderer, The Jordan River Song, The Song of the Sea, The Last Tears of the Deceased, Mother’s Love, Ballad of the Spirits, Evening Breeze, and many more.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou awards
She has no award to her credit.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou home: Where does Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou live?
She lived in Ethiopia.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou’s earnings and net worth
At the time of her death, her estimated net worth was about $ 2 million.
Her social media handle was not found.
Source: Ghanafuo.com