Archive for the 'Social' Category



Hello World 16 Comments

When it comes to Ethiopian/Habesha mainstream musicians I’m always skeptical about the talent, or lack thereof.  Yes, you can call me a harsh critic.  I have my circle of friends to thank for that and who were nice enough to groom me into the music lover I am today. Betty was introduced to you, the [...]

he’s not my BF! 43 Comments

Well, I wanted to say something about this for a while now, I sense I might have hinted the way I feel about the topic here and there but I wanted to tell guys what I see. But as easily as I express myself I didn’t know how to flow the words to say this [...]

On A Day Like This… 16 Comments

As a music lover, I’ve always been open to different genres and musicians. I always want to hear the next best thing. I think I’ve been privy to a lot of new music and good music the last few years. Meklit and I have never met. We have mutual friends and have heard about each [...]

Qualified for WorldCup 26 Comments

Now that we finally know which countries are going to the world cup in South Africa this summer, wiki published a map and it’s really intriguing. Looking at the map, the green for qualified; {see Large version here}nearly all of Asia except the two Koreas and Japan; as a matter of fact, even though this [...]

Summit of all Summits 13 Comments

I remember when I attended my first ESAi summit. I remember the trouble I went through to get there and I’m pretty sure those around me then can vouch for it too. It was one of the most invigorating and unforgettable experiences of my college years. It was the 3rd annual Summit in Berkeley, CA. [...]