Dawit Yifru

Biography

Dawit Yifru (born 1952) is an Ethiopian keyboardist and music arranger. Dawit is the founding member and Chairman of the Board of the Ethiopian Musicians Association. The association was established in the early 2000s in order to help pass the country's first copyright law. He is primarily known for his long tenure performing with Roha Band, which had dominated contemporary Ethiopian music in the early 1980s and 1990s. He has also worked with other bands including Dahelak.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

32 releases · 13 albums · active 1973–2026

  • Performance · 36
  • Other credits · 3
  • Production · 3

Studios: Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa · Théâtre De La Ville

Frequent collaborators

  • Mahmoud Ahmed
  • Muluken Melesse
  • Roha Band
  • Ernesto Chahoud
  • Asnake Gebreyes

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