Asnaketch Worku

Asnaketch Worku
አስናቀች ወርቁ
Birth nameAsnaketch Worku
Bornc. 1935
Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Died14 September 2011(2011-09-14) (aged 75–76)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Krar instrumentalist
  • Actress
Years active1950s–2000's

Asnaketch Worku (Amharic: አስናቀች ወርቁ) (born c. 1935 – 14 September 2011) was an Ethiopian singer who sang in the Amharic language and a krar instrumentalist, the instrument which symbolized her fame during the 1960s and 1970's. Asnaketch also had a long distinguished career as an actress.