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Thomas "Tommy T" Gobena (born 1971) is the

bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboar ...

for Gypsy punk band

Gogol Bordello Gogol Bordello is an American punk rock band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 by musicians from all over the world and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring. Much of the band's sound is inspired by Ro ...

. He is of

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

n descent and was born in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

, the capital of

. He moved to

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in 1987 at the age of 16 and joined Gogol Bordello in 2006. Aside from his work with Gogol Bordello, he also has released one solo album titled ''The Prester John Sessions''.

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External links

Thomas Gobena talks with Gina Ponce in Gogol Bordello: nthWORD Exclusive
nthWORD Magazine
www.thomasgobena.com
Thomas Gobena's official website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gobena, Thomas Ethiopian musicians Punk rock bass guitarists People from Addis Ababa 1971 births Living people Gogol Bordello members Easy Star Records artists 21st-century bass guitarists Oromo people