Thursday, March 30, 2023
Obituary: Emahoy Tsegué‑Maryam Guèbrou (1923-2023)
By Jim Hickson
Emahoy, an Ethiopian nun renowned for her charity work and a singular piano style only discovered by the wider world when she was in her 70s, has died at the age of 99
Image courtesy of the Emahoy Tsege Mariam Music Foundation
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