He hails from the Konso, an ethnic group assimilated by the larger Borana community. He sings in the Borana language, with its inimical afro-arabic Cushitic style. Whilst strongly resonant with the wider music of south-central Ethiopia, it has many antecedents from the Konso.
Anatokea katika kabila la Konso, kundi ambalo liliasiliwa na jamii kubwa ya waBorana. Anaimba kwa lugha ya kiBorana, na aina kinzani yenye asili ya kiafrika na kiarabu yaki Cushi. Ikiwa kwa karibu kabisa inafanana na kiasi kikubwa cha muziki wa kati ya kusini mwa Ethiopia, ina uasili wa watu kutoka Konso.