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As far as I know, Alemayehu Eshete was born in Wollo, not in Jimma. His family moved to Addis when he was young and he grew up in Addis.
Tumsaa (
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11:18, 9 May 2015 (UTC)reply
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The Supermind: I find the Guardian orbituary and New York Times more credible, both are considered reliable sources and have editorial oversight. I don't know about the website MusicinAfrica. Are there more (reliable) sources that say Jimma? I don't find this equally contradicting, so i reverted your removals.
Dawit S Gondaria (
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11:22, 20 July 2022 (UTC)reply
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The Supermind: It's hard to discuss something without a link, can you provide the sources? One recent article from Borkena doesn't mention his birthplace.
[1] My google results are showing the opposite, recent and reliable sources (NYT and Guardian) after his death say Addis Abeba including Ethiopian sites like
[2],
[3]. Other sites that say Jimma is on a blacklisted website peoplepill.com, so i have doubts about MusicinAfrica.net as well.
Dawit S Gondaria (
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18:37, 20 July 2022 (UTC)reply
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As far as I know, Alemayehu Eshete was born in Wollo, not in Jimma. His family moved to Addis when he was young and he grew up in Addis.
Tumsaa (
talk)
11:18, 9 May 2015 (UTC)reply
@
The Supermind: I find the Guardian orbituary and New York Times more credible, both are considered reliable sources and have editorial oversight. I don't know about the website MusicinAfrica. Are there more (reliable) sources that say Jimma? I don't find this equally contradicting, so i reverted your removals.
Dawit S Gondaria (
talk)
11:22, 20 July 2022 (UTC)reply
@
The Supermind: It's hard to discuss something without a link, can you provide the sources? One recent article from Borkena doesn't mention his birthplace.
[1] My google results are showing the opposite, recent and reliable sources (NYT and Guardian) after his death say Addis Abeba including Ethiopian sites like
[2],
[3]. Other sites that say Jimma is on a blacklisted website peoplepill.com, so i have doubts about MusicinAfrica.net as well.
Dawit S Gondaria (
talk)
18:37, 20 July 2022 (UTC)reply