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Tsehaytu Beraki, a luminary in the realm of Eritrean music, captivated audiences as a singer, composer, and political activist.
– 25 May ) was an Eritrean musician, poet and political activist, known for her singing and playing of the krar (a five-string harp)..
Tsehaytu Beraki
Eritrean musician (1939–2018)
Musical artist
Tsehaytu Beraki (Tigrinya: ጽሃይቱ በራኺ; 1 September 1939 – 24 May 2018) was an Eritrean musician, poet and political activist, known for her singing and playing of the krar (a five-string harp).[1][better source needed]
Early life
Tsehaytu Beraki was born in 1939, in the small town of Quatit.[1] She had thought that she was born in Eritrea's capital city Asmara, but in fact only moved there as a baby.[2][better source needed] It was not until she returned to Asmara in 1999, that the full story was told to her by her sister Rishan.[2][better source needed]
Career
Beraki started playing the krar, a five-stringed harp, when she was about eight years old, eventually playing at weddings and parties.[2] Her inspirations were Tsehaytu Ghergish, Fana Etel, and especially Tsehaytu Zennar, whose songs inclu