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Mahmoud Ahmed

CTL-P-0207 · Person

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Mahmoud Ahmed is an Ethiopian music icon who was at the forefront of Ethiopian music's golden era in the 1960s and 1970s; his landmark recordings include Ere Mela Mela, re-released on the Ethiopiques series; he won the BBC World Music Award in 2007 (per Carnegie Hall presentation release).

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Mahmoud Ahmed is an Ethiopian music icon who was at the forefront of Ethiopian music's golden era in the 1960s and 1970s; his landmark recordings include Ere Mela Mela, re-released on the Ethiopiques series; he won the BBC World Music Award in 2007 (per Carnegie Hall presentation release).

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Mahmoud Ahmed is an Ethiopian music icon who was at the forefront of Ethiopian music's golden era in the 1960s and 1970s; his landmark recordings include Ere Mela Mela, re-released on the Ethiopiques series; he won the BBC World Music Award in 2007 (per Carnegie Hall presentation release).

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