Archive for April, 2006



Bandochu (The Bands) From Ras to Abyssinia (1961-1991) 54 Comments

PART II (continued from Part I)
  
Soul Ekos Band

Soul Ekos with producer Amha Eshete (late 1960’s) Left to Right-Alula Yohannes, Tesfaye “Hodo” Mekonnen, Tamrat Ferenji, Amha Eshete, Teshome Mitiku, Feqade Amdemesqel & Tewodros Mitiku.

Before they named themselve “Soul Ekos”, the Soul Eko’s were first known as the Zula Band, named after the Zula Club they played at.  [...]

 
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Abby is Staying Alive! 138 Comments

We are all familiar with Abeba Lakew. A beautiful up and coming Ethiopian singer who grew up mostly in the United States (Houston, TX). She started her musical career in the United States. Good singer with great potential; so I thought, till I heard the latest Album. Specifically the song titled "Egnalay." I was going [...]

 
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A thought on discipline Comments

Discipline is intellectual beauty because it provides the method of organizing your thoughts. It demonstrates by allowing the light to shine on the connection of will and reality, invoking the spirit of God to amend reality. Breathing be discipline yields life. So shout it out…..LIVE discipline!  

YOU WERE…. Comment

(In memory of Gashie Tsegaye GebreMedhin)  
Creative expression, Deeply hidden emotion, Reflection, manifestation, Self-realization, Words of confession. Words…….. Words of attribution!
You were… a poet, a legend, an idol, A hero, in words of the battle. A man who had his ways with letters, An intellect, wise and fearless. A mind, an icon, a voice to [...]

ChiQa 11 Comments

 
I do indeed miss many things from Ager Bet One thing I do not miss is the chiQa. My Grandmothers house was in GuLe’le. The little road from the main road to her house was Koro’Konch Therefore, in the winter there was a lot of ChiQa. Thus, I was forced to wear a Booati. I [...]