Kassmasse

Fikiru Sema, known professionally as Kassmasse (Amharic: ካስማሰ), is an Ethiopian singer who is credited for his innovation of blending hip hop music to the traditional Ethiopian music. He was widely known for his first EP titled Maleda and the first album called Bahil/Weg (translated: "Culture") in 2022.

Kassmasse
Origin	Addis Ababa
Genres	Hip hop Ethiopian music
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2021–present
Labels	Meedo Records Choo Choo Promotions

Career

Kassmasse started his career with debut EP called Maleda, which was released in January 2021. Kassmasse then went to release his second album called Bahil/Weg in 2022, that features musician Julian Marley. The album garnered his popularity in the hip hop music industry as well as marked his innovation of hip hop music with traditional Ethiopian music genre. With collaboration of reggae musician Protoje, Kassmasse remained highly celebrated artist. In March 2022, Kassmasse awarded for Best East African Artist at the 2022 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) with 3 nominations and 1 win.^[1][2][3]

Discography

• Maleda (2021)
• Bahil/Weg (2022)