Sexy ballroom dancing has come to Ethiopia. You may not see it yet in your neighborhood azmari bet, but there are a select number of upscale hotspots (and even a kebele!) where fans of the Latin dance craze are learning to swing their hips with the best of them.
When Menelik Wossenachew passed away at the end of 2008, there was nowhere near the reaction that Tilahun's Gessesse's death elicited only a few months later. He might not have had quite the volume of work as Tilahun but he was a formidable talent in his own right whose contributions to contemporary Ethiopian music should not go unrecognized.
Written by Brian Burrell - Horizon Ethiopia Staff Writer
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
The story of young intellectuals' idealism being shattered when faced
with the realities of socialism in practice is not new. But when such a
tale is portrayed in a film shot in Gonder with the cinematic mastery
of Professor Haile Gerima, the result is something uniquely powerful.
Written by Mina Yirga - Horizon Ethiopia Staff Writer
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
As a child, Ansaketch Worku's first foray into the Arts came when she purchased her first krar for 25 cents. Little did she know that this would be the trigger that would lead her to the art form she really came to love - acting.
Written by Mina Yirga - Horizon Ethiopia Staff Writer
Friday, 28 November 2008
If you've ever hummed the words to the old time (but still popular) hit Enegenagnalen, then you are already - but probably unwittingly - familiar with some of Getachew Debalque's work. But there's a lot more to his story than just writing that song. By Mina Yirga.
Sexy ballroom dancing has come to Ethiopia. You may not see it yet in your neighborhood azmari bet, but there are a select number of upscale hotspots (and even a kebele!) where fans of the Latin dance craze are learning to swing their hips with the best of them.
When Menelik Wossenachew passed away at the end of 2008, there was nowhere near the reaction that Tilahun's Gessesse's death elicited only a few months later. He might not have had quite the volume of work as Tilahun but he was a formidable talent in his own right whose contributions to contemporary Ethiopian music should not go unrecognized.
The story of young intellectuals' idealism being shattered when faced
with the realities of socialism in practice is not new. But when such a
tale is portrayed in a film shot in Gonder with the cinematic mastery
of Professor Haile Gerima, the result is something uniquely powerful.
As a child, Ansaketch Worku's first foray into the Arts came when she purchased her first krar for 25 cents. Little did she know that this would be the trigger that would lead her to the art form she really came to love - acting.
If you've ever hummed the words to the old time (but still popular) hit Enegenagnalen, then you are already - but probably unwittingly - familiar with some of Getachew Debalque's work. But there's a lot more to his story than just writing that song.
