Background
He was born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
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Shantam Shubissa
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Along with musicians such as Ali Birra, Shantam Shubissa is regarded one of Oromia’s significant contributors to music during the late 20th century The stage name ‘Shantam’ translates to English as the number "fifty". lieutenant was given after Shantam released a song where he composed the same chorus in five different languages: Arabic, Oromo, Somali, Amharic and Harari. The word shan ("five") morphed into shantam ("fifty").
The surname shubissa ("dance") was added later.
Together, his name is translated as "fifty dancer". In 2012, Shantam composed lyrics and music for 100 yet-to-be-released songs.
Achievements
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In 1995, Shantam was awarded for his contributions by the Oromo Radio Committee (in Melbourne, Australia). He also received recognition for contribution to Language and Culture, a lifetime contribution to Music and Arts Award in (Melbourne, Australia. 2000) and was officially invited back to Africa after decades in exile., as a special guest to open the Oromo Cultural Centre (Adama, Oromia. 2006). Shantam also toured United States of America, Canada and Germany numerous times, singing to Oromo people living in Diaspora.
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Ethiopia
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In 1995, Shantam was awarded for his contributions by the Oromo Radio Committee (in Melbourne, Australia). He also received recognition for contribution to Language and Culture, a lifetime contribution to Music and Arts Award in (Melbourne, Australia; 2000) and was officially invited back to Africa after decades in exile., as a special guest to open the Oromo Cultural Centre (Adama, Oromia; 2006). Shantam also toured United States of America, Canada and Germany numerous times, singing to Oromo people living in Diaspora.In 1995, Shantam was awarded for his contributions by the Oromo Radio Committee (in Melbourne, Australia). He also received recognition for contribution to Language and Culture, a lifetime contribution to Music and Arts Award in (Melbourne, Australia; 2000) and was officially invited back to Africa after decades in exile., as a special guest to open the Oromo Cultural Centre (Adama, Oromia; 2006). Shantam also toured United States of America, Canada and Germany numerous times, singing to Oromo people living in Diaspora.