Aster Aweke

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Aster, and not as Aweke.
Aster Aweke
አስቴር አወቀ
Aster Aweke performing at a 2012 concert in Melbourne, Australia.
Background information
Born1959 (age 66–67)
Gondar, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Amhara Region, Ethiopia)
OriginGondar, Ethiopia
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1970s–present
Labels

Aster Aweke (Amharic: አስቴር አወቀ; born 1959) is an Ethiopian singer-songwriter. Aster's voice has attracted broader public popularity, especially tracing back in 1990s singles and her single "Abebayehosh" in Ethiopian New Year. She is best known for her 1999 album Hagere and her 2006 album Fikir. She moved to the United States in 1981, and she returned to Ethiopia in 1997.

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