The First Lady of Ethiopian Music
Bizuye Bekele – Ethiopia’s queen of music – whose untimely death in 1990 cut short the career of one of the most transcendent personalities in […]
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The Arranger
The Golden Era of Ethiopian Music One thing that makes the Ethiopian music of the Golden Era different than the music of today is the […]
Great Artists Of My Time
“My colleagues and I were regulars in the red light district. Whenever our pockets were full we headed straight for the luxurious spots such as […]
Remembering Hizb le Hizb
In March of 1987, one of the greatest exhibitions of Ethiopian music to ever take place kicked off to go on a whirlwind tour of […]
The Gentle Crooner: The Life and Times of Menelik Wossenachew
When Menelik Wossenachew passed away at the end of 2008, there was nowhere near the reaction that Tilahun’s Gessesse’s death elicited only a few months […]
The Keeper of Memories
If you’ve ever hummed the words to the old time (but still popular) hit Enegenagnalen, then you are already – but probably unwittingly – familiar […]
Glamour Personified – The Asnaketch Worku Story
As a child, Ansaketch Worku‘s first foray into the Arts came when she purchased her first krar for 25 cents. Little did she know that […]