Mulatu Astatke struggled for decades before his name became associated worldwide with a musical genre and he was finally born ...

Stereo Instrumental Music was recorded in July 1976 and originally issued only on cassette. The release was organised by what ...

“The initiative is truly by artists, for artists,” said Leulseged Retta, a pioneering figure in Ethiopia’s contemporary art ...

Ethiopia’s modern music scene stands on the shoulders of giants. Among them, few loom larger than the IBEX Band and its ...

Astatke is widely regarded as the “father of ethio-jazz,” with his most popular song, “Tezeta,” which translates to mean nostalgia. The song is bright, airy and shows the brilliant musicianship that ...

What religion was Bob Marley? Read this article for details about Marley Rastafari's faith and why he and his family ...

Watch a video of Wicked's new Elphaba, Lencia Kebede, performing 'The Wizard and I' on Broadway. She stars in the show with Allie Trimm (Glinda), NaTasha Yvette Williams (Madame Morrible), Jenna ...

Ethiopians typically celebrate the New Year in September, during a holiday called Meskel. “ [During that] holiday there is a flower that blooms bright yellow,” Barhany explains. “The bright yellow in ...

Robert Plant's voice was just about gone, Jimmy Page's guitar was out of tune, but worst of all, Led Zeppelin decided to ...

DSK Mariam is part of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches — one of the oldest Christian faiths in Africa. There’s keen interest in preserving Ge’ez, and other traditions of the faith, for future ...

Serj Tankian, lead singer of the rock band System of a Down, has launched a new venture, Kavat Coffee, which opened its first ...