Archive Africa on Instagram: "Rest in peace Bereket Mengisteab (1938 – 2025) We mourn the passing of Bereket Mengisteab, one of Eritrea’s most influential musicians and cultural figures. Born in Hazega, near Asmara, in 1938, Bereket began life as a farmer before teaching himself to play the krar, a traditional five-stringed lyre. His talent brought him to Addis Ababa, where he joined the Haile Selassie Theatre Orchestra in the early 1960s, helping introduce Eritrean melodies to wider East Africa