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Ethiopian singer (1978–2022)

In this Ethiopian name, the name Afework is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Madingo.

Musical artist

Tegene Afework (Amharic: ተገኔ አፈወርቅ;^[1] 16 August 1978 – 27 September 2022),^[2][3] known professionally as Madingo Afework (Amharic: ማዲንጎ አፈወርቅ), was an Ethiopian singer.

Born in Gondar, he moved to military barracks nearby in the region where he was given his name "Madingo" by soldiers.

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There, Madingo joined the military band Zema Leras.

Afework was widely known for his albums Siyame Atahulat (1999), Ayderegim (2005) and Swedlat (2015).

Life and career

Afework was born in Azezo town in Gondar, Ethiopia on 16 August 1978 from his mother Hagernesh Wassie and Afework Mengistu.

His family then moved to Debre Tabor to enroll him into primary education.^[2] During his childhood, he was influenced by several famous singers at the time, notably Elias Te ኤፍሬም ታምሩ Ephrem Tamiru - Rate Your Music XEP