Abatte Barihun (Hebrew: .mw-parser-output
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SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey David
CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple
CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans
Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New
Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans}× ×'ט×" ×'רי×"ון‎, born
1967) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist and composer. His sound is
reminiscent of John Coltrane's, who has highly influenced
Barihun.Barihun was born in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia
to a Jewish family. His house resided next to the music school of
Addis Ababa University, as well as a nearby military base. Young
Barihun fell for the march sound of the saxophones and other wind
instruments emerging from the neighbouring military brass band. He got
a saxophone and joined the music school, where he was exposed to the
albums of Charlie Parker and others.By the age of 16, Barihun joined
the Ethiopian military band, with which he toured through Ethiopia and
the Eastern Bloc. Mengistu Haile Mariam once sent him to play at Kim
Il-sung's birthday in North Korea. This period in his life came to an
abrupt end six years later, when the band's bus was ambushed by EPRDF
forces, rebelling against Mengistu's Marxist dictatorship. Most band
members were killed in the prolonged attack, and Barihun was wounded
by two bullets.For eight years Barihun kept playing every night at the
Hilton and Sheraton hotels of Addis Ababa. He also played in the
Ethiopian National Theater and toured with Mahmoud Ahmed. At the age
of 21 he established his own Jazz band, with which he toured Europe
three times a year. His last European tour ended merely three weeks
before his aliyah to Israel.
.script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"SBL
Hebrew","SBL BibLit","Frank Ruehl CLM","Taamey Frank CLM","Ezra
SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey David
CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple
CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans
Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New
Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans}× ×'ט×" ×'רי×"ון‎, born
1967) is an Israeli jazz saxophonist and composer. His sound is
reminiscent of John Coltrane's, who has highly influenced
Barihun.Barihun was born in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia
to a Jewish family. His house resided next to the music school of
Addis Ababa University, as well as a nearby military base. Young
Barihun fell for the march sound of the saxophones and other wind
instruments emerging from the neighbouring military brass band. He got
a saxophone and joined the music school, where he was exposed to the
albums of Charlie Parker and others.By the age of 16, Barihun joined
the Ethiopian military band, with which he toured through Ethiopia and
the Eastern Bloc. Mengistu Haile Mariam once sent him to play at Kim
Il-sung's birthday in North Korea. This period in his life came to an
abrupt end six years later, when the band's bus was ambushed by EPRDF
forces, rebelling against Mengistu's Marxist dictatorship. Most band
members were killed in the prolonged attack, and Barihun was wounded
by two bullets.For eight years Barihun kept playing every night at the
Hilton and Sheraton hotels of Addis Ababa. He also played in the
Ethiopian National Theater and toured with Mahmoud Ahmed. At the age
of 21 he established his own Jazz band, with which he toured Europe
three times a year. His last European tour ended merely three weeks
before his aliyah to Israel.
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