Abdu Kiar

Abdu Kiar (Amharic: አብዱ ኪያር; born 23 June 1976) is an Ethiopian singer and rapper. He gained popularity in 2003 with his first album called Merkato Sefere. Abdu Kiar is specialized at reggae and hip-hop music, as well as rapping verses. Abdu also performs Ethiopian music, and able to interlude with hip-hop style genre.

Abdu Kiar
Born (1976-06-23) 23 June 1976
Addis Mercato, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
NationalityEthiopian
Occupation
  • Singer
  • rapper
Years active2003–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsAM Music Production
Websitewww.abdukiar.com

Life and career

Early life

Abdu Kiar was born in Addis Mercato, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23 June 1976 from his father Kiar Kahssay and his mother Wuba Siraj. He is the youngest of 7 children in the family. Immediately after graduating from high school, he joined the express music band in 1997 performing dancehall, hip hop and reggae in local night clubs and coffee houses. In 1998, Abdu went to Saudi Arabia and worked as a salesman in a fashion store in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[1][2]

Career

In 2003, Abdu Kiar released his first album Merkato Sefere and joined the Ethiopian music industry. Abdu continued writing new songs and released two more albums: Fikir Bamaregna in 2006 and Minew Shewa in 2009. After taking some time off to finish school, Abdu made a comeback with his fourth studio album entitled Tikur Anbessa (Black Lion). This album, which was released in October 2015, took two years to complete and is destined to be one of the best creations of Abdu that permeates through all fabrics, conscious, and value systems of our Ethiopian society in its contemporary status quo. Abdu also contributed a song to support HIV awareness in Ethiopia.[3] Making his world tour in different cities, Abdu Kiar performs his songs to Ethiopians all over the world.

Discography
  • Merkato Sefere (2003)[4]
  • Fikir Beamargna (2006)[5]
  • Minew Shewa (2009)[6]
  • Tikur Anbessa (2015)[7][8]

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References
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  2. Kiar, Abdu. "Abdu Kiar". Habesha.com.
  3. Musicians join the politicians on fighting HIV in Ethiopia.
  4. "CD Baby Music Store". store.cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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  6. "CD Baby Music Store". store.cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  7. "CD Baby Music Store". store.cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  8. "Abdu Kiar: Tikur Anbessa - Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  9. "Abdu Kiar on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  10. Kiar, Abdu. "Abdu Kiar". Pandora.
  11. "Abdu Kiar". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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