Every year around this time we, at bernos, begin losing our minds, in a good way. We start brainstorming on new shirts, Nolawi starts designing and the feedback process is never ending. We have to choose the color scheme, how much inventory we have to get, how many designs we should do for our fall [...]
Published by beshou October 16th, 2009 in Bernos, Design and Music.
Track 5: Teddy Yo’s Album ‘Albaw Mesaraya*’ Called 904. Every year, I go to the ESFNA Soccer I find one or two albums that are worth buying. Ethiopian music is completely junk these days. They ruined it, and the public at least in Ethiopia doesn’t have good taste. So they listen and party with Ethiopian [...]
Published by Nolawi July 14th, 2009 in Music, Podcast and Social.
I got a tweet, via my TwitterFox and its said praying for MJ. I was thinking Michael Jordan for some reason. I left it go and searched the web. Later I heard he went to the hospital and then he died. I got a lot of text messages. Eventually it was confirmed. I am so [...]
Published by Nolawi June 25th, 2009 in Current Issues, Music and Thoughts.
The 25th of the Ethiopian soccer tournament in DC was well organized and well executed. Now it is on to the windy city of Chicago, and ESFNA has been steadily improving as an organization. The vendors are becoming more noteworthy and offering better products for our niche market. The facilities have noticeably improved, since the [...]
Published by Bernos June 24th, 2009 in Bernos, Design, Music and Social.
A couple of months ago, we told you about this artist named K’naan. We also told you that we attended his concert in DC and that was great. I also wrote a short review of his album , Troubadour. We also had the chance to meet K’naan, his band and his management team. At that [...]
Published by beshou May 14th, 2009 in African, Bernos, Music, Noteworthy and Shameless Plug.