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About Me

my name is yonathan bekure. i currently live in Minnesota(usa) but i was born and raised in ethiopia.i am a bass player, composer and arranger. i write music about my faith and belief in God(his truth, his unlimited love and forgiveness) and how i look at life . i have released a cd titled "menfesawi kignet" just recently which is instrumental arrangements of ethiopian gospel songs which has african jazz and hip hop vibe and has two original songs which are two chapter title tracks. i am working on a couple of different projects. i will put some more tracks on this page soon.

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Member Since: 20/12/2006
Band Members: yonathan bekure
Influences: mulatu astatke, yenesew tefera, the roots, jill scott, d angelo, henok temesgen, merhawi, femi kuti, midnite, poncho sanchez, parlament, marcus miller, charles mingus, kanda bongoman,ahmed abdul malik, thelonious monk, admas band, walias band and a lot of other things.
Sounds Like: even though i have been influenced by a lot of people i believe i sound like just me because since God created us with different finger prints and DNA i believe we should have different thoughts, ideas and sounds .if i sound like somebody that means my existance is not required.
Record Label: Unsigned

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