Ethiopian saxophonist and composer
Tilaye Gebre took music lesson in a music school affiliated to the Ethiopian National Theatre. He was later employed by the National Theatre where he served as a singer, songwriter, music arranger and saxophonist in the Dewitt Band, the band for modern music in the National Theatre. He also worked in The Venus Band, The Equators Band and The Dahlak Band as a music arranger and saxophone player. He went to America with The Walias and settled there.