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Life and ministry
aka Maarqoos Abba Worqo’o
A relative [nephew?] of late KHC leader Abba Gole Nunamo
Maarqoos claims to be the first soloist who sang Hadiyyisa gospel songs
His oldest song in WG [Waa’i galaxxamona] is Nr. 589 “Moollanna, i heechcha kiina uwwaammo” (1969 AM = 1976/77 GC)
Maarqoos moved to Jimma and joined a Pentecostal church [Jimma Hiwot Berhan Church with its influential gospel choir?]
Did he become a pastor?
[Note that Abba Gole was the brother-in-law of Shigute.
“Abba Goli, who was converted after all the missionaries had left, became a strong leader. As a medium of the evil spirit Jara he was one of the most determined opponents of the gospel, but when the Holy Spirit conquered him, then […] he became a mighty instrument in God’s hand for the spread of the truth in his home village and very widely throughout the whole area.” (Duff, 1980, p. 380)]
Songs in hymn book
Waa’i galaxxamona (2013)
Nr. 576 [1970 AM], 589 [1969 AM], 590 [1970 AM]
Manuscript
Maarqoos had an exercise book with his hand-written songs. Somebody borrowed the exercise book after a conference in _ _ _ and never returned it
Networking
[Didn’t find yet Maarqoos Tasamma on Facebook]
Picture of his father (?)
(adapted from Duff [1980], Cords of Love, p. 386)