[3] At the age of sixteen Yifrashewa entered the Yared School of Music, where he began to learn piano.
[1] Yifrashewa spent two years in Italy and returned to the Conservatory in 1991 to finish his studies, funded by the Irish Christian Brothers.
[5] His debut album The Shepherd with the Flute was released in 2001, followed by Meleya Keleme (2003) with Michael Belayneh, and Elilta (2006).
[6] Yifrashewa's fourth album Love & Peace was released by US record label Unseen Worlds in 2014, and comprises five solo piano pieces, including an homage to a melody written by Ashenafi Kebede, as well as traditional Ethiopian hymns and wedding songs.
[7] Reviews of Love & Peace compared Yifrashewa's playing to pianists Scott Joplin and George Winston.