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Ethiopian Musicians Charged With Terrorism for ‘Inciting’ Song Lyrics

Seven producers and performers of a popular YouTube music video were charged in Ethiopia in late June with terrorism for producing ‘inciting’ audio-visual materials and ‘uploading them on YouTube’. The group members were arrested...

Ethiopia: Film Industry Booming in Quantity, Not in Quality – Study

Ethiopian film makers have been invited to take part in various international film festivals but they fail to do so as they could not meet the international criteria Study reveals...

The Ethiopian Banana That Flourishes in Drought and Heat

At first glance, Ensete ventricosum may look like a banana plant, with huge green fronds and a towering, thick brown pseudostem. But if you peel these orange, banana-cousin fruits,...

Images of traditional lives of indigenous Ethiopian tribes shared by photographer

French photographer Eric Lafforgue has captured some stunning photography during a trip to rural Ethiopia. While there, he spent time with indigenous tribespeople, catching a glimpse into their culture...

Zeritu Kebede and Joss Stone hold concert

Joss Stone Live and Unplugged featuring Zeritu Kebede was the event to be at on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The concert took place at the Mosaic Hotel. First time in...

Ethiopian Food: The Ultimate Guide for Food Lovers

Ethiopian Food: The Ultimate Guide for Food Lovers Ethiopia food guide Ethiopian food is one of the most exciting cuisines in the world. Not only is the food extremely unique and extraordinarily...

Teddy Afro, Ethiopia’s biggest pop star: ‘Because of our government, our country is divided’

Tewodros Kassahun’s manager meets me on a quiet suburban road inside a gated compound. With their neoclassical mansions, manicured lawns and white picket fences, compounds such as this are...

Haymanot Tesfa @ SOAS Concert

The Passion & Tranquility of Ethiopian Amharic Song The music of the Ethiopian highlands uses a unique pentatonic modal system called qenet, of which there are four main modes: tezeta, bati, ambassel, and anchihoy. Many...
Hailu Mergia at home: ‘The Lady Is a Tramp – I love that one! My favourite is old jazz.’ Photograph: Sait Serkan Gurbuz for the Guardian

Hailu Mergia: the Ethiopian jazz legend who jams in his taxi

He fled his native country with his group, the Walias Band, in 1981 and now drives a cab in Washington DC, in which he also composes. But, despite his...
በፊልሙ ላይ እንግዳሰው ሀብቴ፣ አንተነህ አስረስ፣ ናሆም ጌታቸው፣ ፀደንያ ኤፍሬም፣ መራዊት ዮሐንስና ሌሎችም ተዋንያን ተሳትፈውበታል፡፡

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በቶፓዚዩን ፊልም ፕሮዳክሽን ተዘጋጅቶ፣ በደራሲና ዳይሬክተር አንተነህ አስረስ የተሰራው “በዝምታ” የተሰኘው ፊልም ተመረቆ አዲስ አበባ በሚገኙ በሁሉም ሲኒማ ቤቶች ለእይታ ቀርባል፡ ፡ 850 ሺህ ብር እንደፈጀ የተነገረለት ፊልሙ፤የ1፡35 ርዝመት...

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In Ethiopia, people are no more afraid to talk. To be precise, they do talk inside their homes and cars, or in the backrooms...
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Hailu Mergia at home: ‘The Lady Is a Tramp – I love that one! My favourite is old jazz.’ Photograph: Sait Serkan Gurbuz for the Guardian

Hailu Mergia: the Ethiopian jazz legend who jams in his taxi

He fled his native country with his group, the Walias Band, in 1981 and now drives a cab in Washington DC, in which he...