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Artists from Ethiopia

The 24 most-read artists based in Ethiopia, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

24 artists are ranked in Ethiopia. The biggest move was Samuel Yirga, up 4 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	ሙላቱ አስታጥቄethio-jazz, jazz	3,688	0
02	Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrouclassical, blues	2,971	+1
03	Teddy Afroreggae, tizita	2,036	+1
04	Aster Awekesoul	1,976	-2
05	Kennafunk	1,544	0
06	Hailu Mergiaethio-jazz, jazz	1,123	0
07	Ejigayehu “Gigi” Shibabawambient dub	921	0
08	ጥላሁን ገሠሠethio-jazz, tizita	706	0
09	Sabapop	588	+1
10	አለማየሁ እሸቴethio-jazz, boogie-woogie	495	+1
11	ጌታቸው፡መኩሪያjazz	415	-2
12	ማዲንጎ አፈወርቅtizita	414	0
13	Jano Bandalternative rock	298	+3
13	ሙሉቀን መለሰethio-jazz	298	+1
15	እዮብ መኮንንreggae	294	-2
16	Mirel Wagneralternative rock, indie folk	202	-1
17	Meskerem Meesjazz	188	+1
18	ጌታቸው ካሳethio-jazz	149	-1
19	Samuel Yirgaambient dub, jazz	147	+4
20	Eténèsh Wassiéjazz	142	+1
21	Naya Alihip hop, trap	121	-2
22	Sofia Jernbergjazz	91	-2
23	איילה אינגדשטpop	83	-1
24	Michael D. Ellisonhip hop	36	0

How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.