Archive for October, 2007

Flaky Flake 34 Comments

Over the past month and a half I have disappeared slowly, meaning I have been stretched to thin, I can’t even brush my teeth twice a day, no time for it.
Yesterday I got an invitation via email and it said; ‘if you have some free-time….’
And I said lady, ‘time is [...]

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Begging Performances 16 Comments

“Sile Mariammmmm, sile Giorgisssssssssssss,” they chant one at a time. Funny, I’ve never heard “sile allah or sile Mohammed.” Mothers with babies nestled in the crook of their arms – at times tugging on a visibly malnourished breast – sometimes the babies are dolls covered in netela.. “Sile ayne birhannnn,”- the blind, [...]

Fool Me Twice! 50 Comments

A few years ago, I got an invitation for a wedding with an asterisk on the time. I thought that was significant, not only because they were Ethiopians but also because I knew the people.
I decided to go but since I was new in town I figured to be weary [...]

Ethiopiques 22 32 Comments

Aka Could I have been any luckier?
My love for Ethiopian music started at a very young age. Both my parents loved music, my mother was a huge fan of traditional music whereas my father loved the modern. Between the two of them I was made aware of the sounds ranging from Kassa Tessema and Asnaketch [...]

 
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