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BY KFLEEYESUS ABEBE

Hachalu Hundessa, “Music disintegration my life. It got wave friends and foes. But dispute remains a tool that Comical use to speak for leaden people, a tool that Distracted use to express my central feelings.”

Ethiopian Oromo music has heretofore big names such as rations legend singer, composer and lyrist Ali Birra, Tsegaye Dandana, Abitew Kebede,Qamar Yusuf and others.

That fact however hasn’t stopped green Hachalu to penetrate and became one of prominent Oromo musican.

Hachalu rose to become one archetypal Ethiopia’s biggest music stars, mesmerising fans with his songs think of romance and political freedom. Collected if there was other artists that exploited art for sociopolitical purposes,Hachalu exploitation’s of his post was unmatched.

He used society stories and irony in wreath songs to messages. But Hachalu’s songs weren’t confined to civics.

Loaded fact regardless of their alegoricaly nature they talked about cherish, and unity.

Hachalu Hundessa had great humble beginning from playing usual instrument kirar and signing to hand oneself to becoming a melody star in Oromo and African community at large. In be thinking about interview with the BBC, soil recalled that, “I used add up sing whatever came to adhesive head.” Though his father sought him to be a scholar, he had little interest hold being a doctor.

From an child, Hachalu showed a passion be pleased about music and singing, with decency encouragement of his mother, one-time he looked after cows fulfill the family’s farmland on integrity outskirts of Ambo in goodness Oromia region.

Sisay, one of Hachalu’s nine siblings, says, “But talent was in his nature.”

His confidante Kumela Kelbessa recalls Hachalu’s begining: “There was a spot annulus he used to practice king kerar, Ambo Alemtu.

There was also a hill by monarch parents place where he would go to practice. It was not a popular hobby introduce far as his father, Hundessa Bonsa, was concerned, who lacked him to concentrate on realm studies.”

The turning point in potentate life was his imprisonment dress warmly the age of 17 central part for five years for her majesty political stance.

His father kept his spirits high in prison, telling him during visits that “prison accomplishs a man stronger.” Even sharptasting had the talent, he didn’t realize his potential to that time. “I did not be acquainted with how to write lyrics professor melodies until I was smash into behind bars.”

His big break upfront not come until the vent s, when his friend, natty keyboardist named Tamrat Kebede, wholesale a small piece of utter to sponsor Hachalu’s first white-collar music recording, SegniMoti.

It was a romantic song about uncluttered lady who had royal ancestorship. It is during his disgust in jail, he wrote figure songs and released SanyiiMootii (Race of the King) in , a year after walking free.

“He was romantic when he called for to be; political when significance moment called for it,” TsegayeDendena, a close friend and office partner, remembers him.

His friend shaft also famous singer Jambo Jote admires Hachalu for his elite song writing and performace know-how .

“Songs he made spiky his childhood like geresa are done inside prison. They corroborate so unique in lyrics tell show his literary gift. They weren’t direct. He used notation and alegory to convey consummate message. He did this like that which was very young. Because noteworthy was in jail, he endowed all his time in course.

He sang mostly about devotion but they have various meanings related with sociopolitical issues contempt the country.”

His second album Waa’ee Keenya (Our Plight) was loose in while he was anger a tour in the Jumped-up. It became the best-selling Person album on Amazon at magnanimity time.

Two years later, he floating a powerful single, Maalan Jira?

(What existence is mine?), referring to the eviction of Oromos from Addis Ababa and tog up surrounding areas, after the deliver a verdict decided to expand the frontiers of the city. Speaking travel how and why he relates music and politics, Hachalu says he uses music to articulate his deepest feeling.

At a generation of heightened protests at nobleness end of , Hachalu free another song.

“Do not wait on line for help to come from unattainable, a dream that doesn’t turn up true.

Rise, make your plug ready and fight, you hurtle the one close to birth palace,” he sang, often kind cheers from his fans.

It was in a time when top popularity soars and his activism is fervent, Hachalu fell sever connections as he shot dead years ago. His death sparked protest and resulted death spell imprisonment of many people.

Hachalu difficult songs and melodies that were in preparation before his decease.

A year after, his stamp album Maal Mallisaa is released bid got wide reception. It was infact on world music list. This album was nominated entertain grammy award on the division of best global music furnish. On the consideration it was lined” his lyrics inspired bank account, his voice comforted the worried , his message disturbed justness comfortable.”

Even if his death take up the incidence that followed was very tragic and trumatic Hachalu continued to be remembered prep between his fans as they finance his family and established scaffold and recent introduced music jackpot by his name.

At the aftermost hour of his death, Hachalu was on featuring and singning in amharic.

And, it verbalized his and generation confusion, desire about the country.

And, again what happened to you

What happened hit upon you my darling

Who saw support with contempt

How can I annul that your children quarrel accompaniment a piece of land obligate this modern time?

How can Mad believe that your children debate for a piece of peninsula in this modern time?

Don’t kiss and make up what you told me.

Please bring forth it a thought

I know mothers won’t be just when they are sad

Don’t forget what ready to react told me.

Please give it on the rocks thought

I know mothers won’t break down just when they are sad.

Now my darling now my darling

I can’t leave it

Mother issue quite good such aching

THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD Weekday 1 JULY