Malaku Mallato Mero was born in Chenna District, Kafa Zone, South West Ethiopia People’s Region, in 1993. Chenna is known as one of the areas where the exclusion of the Manjo people from social life has been harsh. However, the Manjo can obtain an education if the individual can cope with social discrimination.
Malaku trained to be a police officer and has served his congregation as a solo singer since 2015. He moved to the Sailem District, where Protestant Christians have made significant contributions to the inclusion of the Manjo. There, the members of different denominations gave their assistance (choir, keyboard, connections) to produce his first DVD. It has also been popular in two neighboring Zones (Sheka Zone and Bench Maji Zone).
Album
(1) ሃማና ታበቶ (Hammaana ta beeto; “I am going” [cf. Mar 16:15]). DVD with songs in Kafa language, edited by Elias Tefera and produced by Malaku Mallato in 2017.
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Further Study
2021: