Aragaw Bedaso
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Aragaw Bedaso is a longtime Ethiopian
traditional singer who has won praise for his Gurage
songs. His most popular song is titled "Alem Bire". He has been performing since 1957 and despite his age still performs and is active in the Ethiopian music scene.
In his early days, Aragaw Bedaso was a former deacon
of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, related to Coptic Christianity
.
He claims his resiliency and good health is due to his interest in exercising, and he promotes running for health.
Aragaw Bedaso has had eighteen children, ten of them from one mother. Four of his children have died. Aragaw's first wife died only after a year of marriage and he has been with his current wife for forty five years.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
traditional singer who has won praise for his Gurage
Gurage
Gurage is an ethnic group in Ethiopia. According to the 2007 national census, its population is 1,867,377 people , of whom 792,659 are urban dwellers. This is 2.53% of the total population of Ethiopia, or 7.52% of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region...
songs. His most popular song is titled "Alem Bire". He has been performing since 1957 and despite his age still performs and is active in the Ethiopian music scene.
In his early days, Aragaw Bedaso was a former deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, related to Coptic Christianity
Coptic Christianity
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt and the Middle East. The Church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches, which has been a distinct church body since the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451, when it took a different...
.
He claims his resiliency and good health is due to his interest in exercising, and he promotes running for health.
Aragaw Bedaso has had eighteen children, ten of them from one mother. Four of his children have died. Aragaw's first wife died only after a year of marriage and he has been with his current wife for forty five years.