Getatchew Mekurya

Gétatchèw Mèkurya (Amharic: ጌታቸው መኩሪያ) (14 March 1935 – 4 April 2016)According to the official The Ex website and the Bimhuis website, both retrieved 4 April 2016. was an Ethiopian jazz saxophonist. Mekurya reached an international audience when his album Negus of Ethiopian Sax was re-released as part of the Ethiopiques CD series. Mekurya's playing style has been compared to free jazz.

Mekurya died in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from a leg infection caused by diabetes on 4 April 2016, aged 81.

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Category:1935 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Deaths from diabetes
Category:Ethiopian people
Category:Jazz musicians
Category:Saxophonists