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Music of Ethiopia

Ethiopian music is strongly influenced by Muslim forms as well as folk musics from the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia.

In northeastern Ethiopia, the region Wello[?], an Islamic musical[?] form called manzuma[?] developed. Sung in Amharic, manzuma has spread to Harar[?] and Jimma[?], where it is now sung in the Oromo language[?].

Famou Ethiopian musicians include Muluken Melesse[?] and Gigi Shibabaw[?].

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