Thursday, March 30, 2023
Obituary: Emahoy Tsegué‑Maryam Guèbrou (1923-2023)
By Jim Hickson
Emahoy, an Ethiopian nun renowned for her charity work and a singular piano style only discovered by the wider world when she was in her 70s, has died at the age of 99
![Emahoy](/media/6088/emahoy.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=600&rnd=133246409200000000)
Image courtesy of the Emahoy Tsege Mariam Music Foundation
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