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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 27, 2009 (Ezega.com) – Geteye Abebaw is a young piano player with special skills. He can play
the p
. He can also play the piano with his elbow, forehead and legs. We are not talking about playing with just one keyboard, but m
ultiple keyboa
rds at the same time – up to four different keyboards at the same time. Currently, he is training to play five different keyboard
s at the
same time – using his head, hands, and feet, with his body suspended on air.
Geteye Abebaw Chane was born in Lalibela, but he grew up in Addis Ababa. He has been playing the piano for a long time.
Lealem Desta o
f Ezega News met with him recently and asked him about his background, his piano skills, and how it all started. Here follows
the ful
l interview with Geteye Abebaw.
Ezega.com: How did you start playing with your forehead and other body parts?
Geteye: I was very much interested in playing the keyboard in different ways than usual. One day my friend was with me in
am
usic class and his
pen fall on the floor and when he tried to pick it up he touched the keyboard on his head and we heard sound. He asked me,
do
es it work? After
he left, I tried playing with my forehead and I saw something there. That was how I started playing in this unusual way.
Once I started playing with my forehead, I continued on playing with my elbow and feet. I then went on playing on three
keyboards,
then four. I a
m currently training to play with five different keyboards. It is very expensive to buy five keyboards by myself. So, I rent the
keyboards to do m
y training. I pay one hundred birr per keyboard per hour. This has slowed me from doing my training at the pace I want.
Ezega.com: What really motivates you to play with other body parts?
Geteye: Well, you see, if I play with my forehead all the time, there is nothing new. If I just do the same thing again and
again,
it will becom
e boring. People need change. So, to satisfy my audiences, I always try to improve my skills in different ways.
Ezega.com: Have you received any recognition, prize or certificate for your special skills so far?
Geteye: I have got certificate of participation from different organizations but not more than that. So many people
have
advised me to contact Guinness World Records. They tell me that Guinness World Records doesn’t have anyone with simil
ar skills, but I don’t have their address and haven’t yet contacted them.
Ezega.com: Do you have any plans in the future to do something related with the piano?
Geteye: Yes, I am now doing music clips. I play the instrument. I hope it will be on air in the near future, God willing. I also
have
a plan to
show my talent to the world. I am currently dealing with sponsors. I am known in Ethiopia at present but I want others in the
world to
know my work as well.
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