Teshome Asseged & Orchestra Rainbow

Introduction

Teshome Asseged was born in _ _ _

Teshome had a career as a solo singer.

In the late 1960s and 1970s, Teshome Asseged was often accompanied by Orchestra Rainbow.

Orchestra Rainbow sang secular songs.

The members included Abduke K. Melka and Zemed Gebre-Amlak.

Orchestra Rainbow emerged from a gospel choir by the name Andinet Sebeta Mezemeran [Unity of Sebeta Singers].

Albums

(1) Teshome Asseged. Tizita, Bati. Accompanied by Orchestra Rainbow. Vinyl Philips PH 266 B. Addis Ababa, 1976,

vol. 1 (?)
courtesy: Berhanu Belay

(2) _ _ _ [_ _ _]. Vinyl (?) released by _ _ _ in _ _ _

(3) _ _ _ [_ _ _]. Cassette (?) released by _ _ _ in _ _ _

Audio

Albums

vol. no. ?

Songs by Teshome Asseged

recorded in 1988/89:

published in 2011:

Songs by Abebe Tessema

Oromo song (released in 1976):

Video

interviews with Teshome Asseged

2015:

[2021 interview no longer available because the YT account associated with it has been closed]

2022:

Further study

There is one tape in the Radio Voice of the Gospel Archives in Addis Ababa featuring the young Mr. Teshome Asseged:

  • SAT/H-34f: Singing and Playing the Organ: Ato Teshome Asseged, a blind student (1975.03.01 / 03.08)