Back in February of this year, I decided to take a ten day trip to Addis in May. When I told my family and close friends about my planned trip the immediate question I got was, “why ten days, is everything ok?” Well everything was ok but I did not divulge the honest truth. [...]
Published by August 8th, 2008 in Music, Podcast and Thoughts.Archive for the 'Podcast' Category
Update: Bumping fist with Michelle
Now I really dig the idea of a bumping fist with the president.
Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children [...]
Published by June 4th, 2008 in Current Issues and Podcast.
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 [...]
The Sixth Ethiopian Music festival was held between January 9, 2007 through January 17, 2007. This year, the festival was dedicated to Amha Eshete, Ethiopia’s first independent music producer. Though I was in Addis during some of these dates, prior engagements and unforseen events prevented me to attend all but one date. [...]
Ethiopia Hagere: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Almaz Yeharerwa: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSentimental songs that put me in the back to the days of boyhood; I was actually old enough to actually listen to these hits of the time. These songs are not oldies but sure enough are goodies.
His singing career span to almost three decades; one of the leading vocalist of the then [...]
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