Tag Archives: Ethiopian singers

Sheba Sahlemariam is the Lion of Sheba

By webzine | Published: July 22, 2009
DNSC | Jul 22 2009 | 2 Comment(s) “My process is simple: I try to make music I would like to listen to. I let go and let God and try to hear what the muses have to say to me. I think the best way to way to be creative is to remember why [...]
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Rest in Peace, Tilahun Gessesse

By webzine | Published: April 20, 2009
Abesha | Apr 20 2009 | 3 Comment(s) Tilahun Gessesse (b. September 29, 1940- d. April 20, 2009) is a legend synonymous to contemporary Ethiopian music. Generations came of age listening to the sound of his dynamic and powerful voice share stories about love, life, and country, in a range of work that spans decades. [...]
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Osho Martial Arts Club

By webzine | Published: March 25, 2009
H. Asrat | Mar 25 2009 10 Comment(s) Ethnographic filmmaker Itsushi Kawase is a unique storyteller, a visual documentarian who’s worked a number of years in Ethiopia.  And while ethnographic documentaries on Africa are typically stereotyped for stereotyping
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Kenna: Make Sure They See My Face

By webzine | Published: February 4, 2009
H. Asrat | Feb 04 2009 1 Comment(s) Somewhere behind a screeching guitar amp, a set of 80′s Yamaha keys and spinning turntables, is Kenna Zemedkun. An anamoly to mainstream music, Kenna features
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