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- ↑ Uhlig, 2006. Pages 404-407.
- ↑ The Book Sem Ena Worqu Tessema Eshete by Yidnekatchew Tessema, 1992
- ↑ Uhlig, 2006. Pages 404-407.
- ↑ Ethiopians: Ato Yidnekachew Tessema Retrieved 22 January 2012
- ↑ Yidnekatchew Tessema. Sem Ena Worqu Tessema Eshete. 1992.
- ↑ Azmari Tessema Eshete CD launch. 20 September 2010, Goethe Institut Addis Abeba. (http://www.goethe.de). Retrieved 22 January 2012
- ↑ Azmari Tessema Eshete. Ethiopiques 27: Centennial of the First Ethiopian. Buda Records, 2011. (34 tracks)
- ↑ Ethiopiques 27 has unresolved legal issues with Tadele Yidnekatchew Tessema
- ↑ Ethiopiques 27 has unresolved legal issues with Tadele Yidnekatchew Tessema
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