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Birhane Tigabu Awlew. “Folk Music and Cultural Practices in the People of Sidama, Malga Clan.” M.A. thesis in Music. Addis Ababa: Yared School of Music, Addis Ababa Univ., 2021. [Online version]
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Illasha Fekadu. “Emotions Induced by Yaredawi Zema: A Survey of Listeners’ Experience.” M.A. thesis in Music. Addis Ababa: Yared School of Music, Addis Ababa Univ., 2021. [Online version]
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Melaku Yigezu. “Ethiopian Sacred Music: The Life and Accomplishment of St. Yared.“ D.Min. thesis. Azusa: Azusa Pacific University, 2022. [Online preview (ProQuest)]
Misgana Tesfaye. “Music and Traditional Practice during Marriage and Childbirth among the Jimma Oromo People.” M.A. thesis in Music. Addis Ababa: Yared School of Music, Addis Ababa Univ., 2025. [Online version]
Natnael Worku. “The Impact of Audio Recording Studio in the Music Industry of Ethiopia: The Case of Yemisrach Dimts Communication Service.” M.A. thesis in Music. Addis Ababa: Yared School of Music, Addis Ababa Univ., 2024. [Online version]
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Yacob Godebo. “The Impact of the Charismatic Movement and Related Tensions on the Traditional Lutheran Worship of the South Central Synod of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus since 1991.” Ph.D. dissertation. Chester, UK: University of Chester, 2011. [Online version]
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