ʼĀbrehām ʼĀfawarqi

LC control no.	n 2007208246
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	ʼĀbrehām ʼĀfawarqi *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Abraham Afewerki ʼĀfawarqi, ʼĀbrehām Afewerki, Abraham
Associated country	Eritrea
Associated place	Sudan Italy United States
Birth date	1966
Death date	2006-10-07
Place of birth	Asmara (Eritrea)
Affiliation	Hezbāwi genbār ḥārenat ʼÉretrā Qeyyahti Embaba (Cultural troup)
Profession or occupation	Singers Composers Lyricists Instrumentalists
Found in	ʼĀbrehām ʼĀfawarqi. Hādarā, 200-: t.p. (ʼĀbrehām ʼĀfawarqi) container (Abraham Afewerki) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed November 26, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Abraham, Afewerki Asmara; born 1966 in Eritrea; popular singer, composer / arranger, songwriter; during the Eritrean war of liberation (1961-1991) his family sought refuge in Sudan; as a young boy with great artistic potential, he joined the Qeyyahti Embaba (Red Flowers), a cultural troupe of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) at the age of twelve; wrote and composed his own lyrics and melodies, and performed songs related to the situation in Eritrea; after living in Italy for many years, he moved to the United States, studied management and information systems and acquired a BS degree with honors; became one of the most admired Eritrean musicians of his generation; died 07 October 2006 at sea)