In this installment of her ongoing research into Ethiopian music and culture, Dr. Timkehet Teferra delves into the experiences and music of the Bahər Dār's child azmaris. At a very young age, these aspiring musicians seem to master some aspects of the art their older counterparts have perfected, enough to contemplate competing with them in offering their services.
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.
Veteran, Ethiopian bassist Tommy T (Thomas Temesgen Gobena) has been enjoying touring the globe for the past few years with gypsy punk phenomenon, Gogol Bordello. But with the release of his very first solo effort, The Prester John Sessions, it's time for the world to start paying attention to his music and fierce passion for reinterpreting Ethiopian music in a whole new light.
In today's secular music of the Harari, women are playing a much more significant role in maintaining the present state of the art form than their male counterparts. This may be one of the more unique aspects of Harari music today but there are others which make it quite different from from the music cultures of other Ethiopian communities as well.
The Masinqo is a musical instrument that is as emblematic of Ethiopia's unique musical landscape as almost any other. In this article, Dr. Timkehet Teferra - an ethnomusicologist out of Berlin - reveals everything you ever wanted to know about it as well as her perspective on the future of this instrument.
With his fourth album, the 251, K'Alyn (Kenny Allen) shows even more of the influences and perspective that living in Ethiopia for the past 4 years has given him. The release of his fourth album will be officially celebrated on Wednesday, July 15th at Gaslight.
Collaborations between Ethiopian and foreign artists are seeing an uptick these days and one of the best
example you can find are the sweet sounds produced by Etenesh Wassie
and the French quartet, Le Tigre Des Platanes.
In this installment of her ongoing research into Ethiopian music and culture, Dr. Timkehet Teferra delves into the experiences and music of the Bahər Dār's child azmaris. At a very young age, these aspiring musicians seem to master some aspects of the art their older counterparts have perfected, enough to contemplate competing with them in offering their services.
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.
Veteran, Ethiopian bassist Tommy T (Thomas Temesgen Gobena) has been enjoying touring the globe for the past few years with gypsy punk phenomenon, Gogol Bordello. But with the release of his very first solo effort, The Prester John Sessions, it's time for the world to start paying attention to his music and fierce passion for reinterpreting Ethiopian music in a whole new light.
In today's secular music of the Harari, women are playing a much more significant role in maintaining the present state of the art form than their male counterparts. This may be one of the more unique aspects of Harari music today but there are others which make it quite different from from the music cultures of other Ethiopian communities as well.
The Masinqo is a musical instrument that is as emblematic of Ethiopia's unique musical landscape as almost any other. In this article, Dr. Timkehet Teferra - an ethnomusicologist out of Berlin - reveals everything you ever wanted to know about it as well as her perspective on the future of this instrument.
With his fourth album, the 251, K'Alyn (Kenny Allen) shows even more of the influences and perspective that living in Ethiopia for the past 4 years has given him. The release of his fourth album will be officially celebrated on Wednesday, July 15th at Gaslight.
