Ethiopia News News Ethiopia » Music: Sons of Ethiopia: A Snapshot of Admas and D.C. Music in the 1980s
Admas draws from and rearranges “golden era” Ethiopian music with then-fairly-new synthesizer and drum-machine rhythms. Steve Kiviat Admas. From left, clockwise: Abegasu Shiota, Henock Temesgen, ...
News Ethiopia » Music: Ethiopia’s musicians fled the country after the 1974 revolution ‑ how their culture lives on
The overthrow of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 led to violent conflict that had a particularly heavy impact on musicians. Sing and Sing On: Sentinel Musicians and the Making of the ...
News Ethiopia » Music: Ethiopia’s traditional music houses risk extinction amid ongoing demolitions in Addis Ababa
One of the last remaining ‘azmari bets’ (poetry/music houses) in the Ethiopian capital has been saved from demolition to make way for a skyscraper. But as Addis Ababa pushes to modernise, many worry ...
News Ethiopia » Music: Admas’ ‘Sons of Ethiopia’ Is the Product of Exile and ‘Relocation’
Terms like Ethio-jazz and Ethio-groove seem common currency today even in the most vaguely world-inflected corners of the music market. We hear the familiar pentatonic modes, laid-back keys and vibes, ...
News Ethiopia » Music: Ph.D. student studies music and conflict in Ethiopia
Originally drawn to Ethiopia because of its historical uniqueness and non-western music, a Ph.D. student is now researching how music and conflict intersect in the country. Sarah Bishop, a Ph.D.
News Ethiopia » Music: Hybe America Names Ethiopia Habtemariam President of Music
Hybe America has named former Motown and Universal Publishing top exec Ethiopia Habtemariam as president of music, effective immediately. She will be based in Los Angeles and Atlanta. According to the ...
News Ethiopia » Music: Ethiopia: Another Nation Under a Groove
The term ‘world music’ suggests sounds that are esoteric and unfamiliar — neither of which applies to Ethiopiques, one of the hippest acts of the summer of 08 that recently played both London’s ...
News Ethiopia » Music: Ethiopia's Music of Resistance Stays Strong, Despite Repression
In Ethiopia, journalists and bloggers have long been subjected to imprisonment and terrorism charges, but musicians have been relatively free — until recently. Over the past year, what activists call ...
News Ethiopia » Music: How Hachalu Hundessa’s murder reveals Ethiopia’s political divide
Firaol Ajema and his friends, dressed in black T-shirts, have been meeting each afternoon in recent days to listen to the music of Ethiopian pop star Hachalu Hundessa, also known as Haacaaluu ...