Ethiopian artists are generally in a consensus. They would argue about the level of support the Ethiopian community provides the arts. Be it visual or music; most Ethiopian artists are apt to complain about it.
In the same manner, plenty Ethiopian professional service providers protest, that the fellow Ethiopian consumer neglect Ethiopian owned businesses. At times the complaints are even greater that they claim the consumer(s) choose to pay more to a non-comrade.
About a year ago, I would have been in agreement with these artists and even wrote how collaborative efforts are un-Ethiopian. Continue reading ‘Support is Ethiopian’
Published by Nolawi January 24th, 2007 in Noteworthy.
Continuing the series, the second song picked …
The interest being on the song rather than the artist; these are songs which I personally deem greatest songs in modern Ethiopian music history.
Tizita, I probably do not need to say much her; this song has been around so long that no one knows the true origin. Tizita has been sang more times that any song in Modern Ethiopian Era, and for the longest period of time. If you are an Ethiopian vocalist, you basically have to have your own version. From Kuku Sebsebe to Aster Aweke and from Alemayehu Eshete to Mohamud Ahmad; almost every major Ethiopian vocalist has one, if not more. It's impossible to pick one version; it is all the same song, the same meaning. It is all about the memories. So I pick Tizita as the most influential Ethiopian song in the modern era. Continue reading ‘Crowning II’
Published by Nolawi January 19th, 2007 in Music, Podcast and Series.
Yes, We've announced it, We've talked about it, and now its here?
If you don’t know what we are talking about, you are fara! What is fara? You are fara!
Fara people ask themselves stupid questions like why is it so special? why should I use it?minamin minamin; well, don’t use it! We don’t want fara people!
But are bernoswoch special? Good question! No we are not special, but it’s just that we are not fara like you, who asks stupid questions!
We will tell you one thing though, we are exclusive and we love censorship! Continue reading ‘Are You Fara?’
Published by Bernos January 17th, 2007 in Bernos.
She sits before a broken desk looking at her daily schedule. She makes notes and plans for the future of an organization she single-handedly created.
Children rush into the classroom; shouting, yelling and waking her of her daily routine.
"Good morning Mrs. Amina", the kids greeted her as they enter.
"Good morning children, please have a seat," she spoke politely to the kids as usual.
It was no surprise that Amina sees herself in the eyes of these children. She was one of them. But her childhood had taken a twist and turn that was bizarre and painful that the last thing she wishes is for these kids to go through it all.
"Aren't they beautiful?" She confirmed to herself. But a memory of past experiences suddenly pulls her 22 years back in time, and she begins to re-live the horror. Continue reading ‘Culture vs Crime’
Published by Chelema January 16th, 2007 in Current Issues.
01:00pm
“rubbish!” she said,
laughing,
rinsing the last dish,
accented first syllables
with british pouts:
“you mean you won’t?”
no i won’t. wont. want.
02:42am
the altar swayed as i prayed
banter brayed as i stayed in front
heaven lurked in the bays of her cunt
but it’s the hell in her heart i couldn’t depart from. Continue reading ‘Chronos Redux’
Published by Toothpick January 14th, 2007 in Social.
