Life and ministry
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru was born in 1923 with the civil name Yewubdar Gebru. Her parents were Kentiba Gebru Desta and Kassaye Yelemtu. Emahoy Tsege Mariam was a pianist, composer and Ethiopian nun. She passed away in Jerusalem in 2023.
» For an overview of her life and music, see the Bandcamp article by Megan Iacobini de Fazio.
Albums
(1) [Tsege Mariam Gebru] spielt eigene Kompositionen. Vinyl released in 1967. [Reissued by Mississippi Records in 2022]
(2) The Hymn of Jerusalem. The Jordan River Song. 1970. [Reissued by Mississippi Records in 2022 as Jerusalem]
(3) Yet My King Is from Old. Church Of Kidane Mehret, 1972.
(4) Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou. CD released by Buda in 2006. (Ethiopia Song: Ethiopiques no. 21)
(5) The Visionary: Piano Solo. Released by Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Music Foundation, 2012.
(6) Emahoy Tsegué-Mariam Guèbru. Vinyl released by Mississippi Records in 2016. (MRP-099)
(7) Souvenirs. Vinyl, cassette and CD released by Modulor Records in 2024. [Recorded between 1977 and 1985; vocal album]
Networking
» Follow Emahoy Tsige-Mariam Foundation on Facebook
» Visit website “Emahoy Music Publisher”
Audio (commercial and freemium)
» Check Emahoy Tsige-Mariam’s tracks on
Audio (YouTube)
Albums
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Video
» Watch presentations and documentations
Further study
For Emahoy Tsege-Mariam’s father, Protestant educated Gebru Desta, see article “Gäbrä Égziýabéher Dästa” (Sewasew.com)
Feng, Thomas (2023). Detailed biography of Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru [View online]