Tadele Feleke

Tadele Feleke is a multiple award-winning, highly accomplished songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who plays the krar, washint, masenqo, bass guitar, and piano. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Science from CPU University College in Addis Ababa, a certification in radio journalism from Addis Ababa University of Mass Media, and a diploma in music from Mega Art Center, along with experience serving as an expert for short-term workshops for emerging musicians. Throughout a extensive portfolio, Tadele has composed, recorded, and mixed more than 250 conscious songs, arranged music for prominent artists such as Girma Tefera, Rahel Getu, Zebiba Girma, Robel Mideksa, Tilahun Elfeneh, Getachew Gadisa, Yigrem Asefa, and Mekdes Meshesha, and scored music and soundtracks for around 90 Ethiopian movies, including Beches Tedebeke, Sene 30, Adinas, Heyewete, Balkelem Helmoche, Yarada Lij, and Yenegen Alweledim, as well as original music for 80 documentary films. Additionally, Tadele created theme and intro music for notable television dramas and broadcasts such as Eregnaye (Arts TV), Mogachoch (EBS TV), Men Itazez (Fana TV), Askuala (DStv), Ethiopian Idol (EBC), Fanalamrot (Fana TV), ESAT News, Ehud Mezenagna (Hagere TV), the Ethiopian Premier League (DStv), Ehuden Be EBS, and Kidame Mezenagna (EBS TV) and serves as the founder and owner of the Kokob Band, which performs live on Fanalamrot on Fana TV.