Q:What key details about mahmoud ahmed can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: mahmoud ahmed -lrb- born may 18 , 1941 -rrb- -lrb- amharic : -rrb- is an ethiopian singer of gurage ancestry . he gained great popularity in ethiopia in the 1970s and among the ethiopian diaspora in the 1980s before rising to international fame with african music fans in europe and the americas .
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- instrument is vocals- caption is mahmoud ahmed performing in 2005 .- notable instruments is krar- birth date is 18 may 1941- name is mahmoud ahmed - background is solo_singer- image is mahmoudahmedfeature.jpg- birth place is addis ababa , ethiopia- associated acts is imperial band , walias band , idan raichel project , roha body band guard band , ibex band , venus