Minyeshu Kifle Tedla

Minyeshu Kifle Tedla was born in the city of Dire Dawa in the east of Ethiopia. During her youth, she developed her artistic talents as a singer, dancer, producer and choreographer. She toured the world with the very best artists in Ethiopian music and visited more than 35 countries.

In 1996, while on tour in Belgium, Minyeshu decided Ethiopia was becoming too dangerous for artists, so she stayed in Belgium. A few years later, she moved to the Netherlands. There, she started her second life as an artist. Her music is a mix of traditional African- and modern western music.

Since 2005 Minyeshu has been a very welcome performer in the international music scene. She performed at Festival Mundial, Bursa Festival in Turkey, Moving Cultures in Austria, Sziget festival in Hungary, the World Festival of Black Arts where she joined African music ambassadors such as Angélique Kidjo, Baaba Maal and Youssou N'Dour, Pan-African Festival in Algeria and many more intercultural events.