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Life and ministry
Yigezu Desta [ይገዙ ደስታ] was born in _ _ _
Yigezu was a member of the Mulu Wongel “A” Choir
He was a songwriter and also played the mandolin.
Yigezu Desta edited an Ethiopian gospel hymn book with musical notations for piano (s. bibliography below)
He was interviewed by Vernon Charter and Lila Balisky (s. bibliography below)
Songs in hymnbook
Any?
Further reading
Sources
Mezmur bepiano [Songs with Piano]. Edited by Yigezu Desta. Addis Ababa: self-produced, 1996/97. [1989 A.M.]
Literature
Charter, Vernon. “Contested Symbols: Music, Revolution, and Renewal in Ethiopian Protestant Churches,” EthnoDoxology 3 (2006): 1-13.