Wale – My Sweetie (directed by tabi Bonney) from tabi Bonney on Vimeo. 2009 was a great year for us; we experienced a lot unexpected positive outcomes, and a lot of our hard work came to fruition. As soon as we were ready to call it a year and start working on 2010, Dawit gets [...]
Published by January 26th, 2010 in African, Bernos, Shameless Plug and Social.Tag Archive for 'music'
In recent years I have been bewildered by the route Ethiopian music has taken. There have been a few bright lights here and there but those are the exception to the rule. The rule has been to market over produced and over synthesized music. And then, I came across Tommy T’s (Thomas Temesgen Gobena) CD [...]
Published by November 10th, 2009 in African, Music, Podcast and Shameless Plug.It was the fall of 2000, in my dorm room and as I was setting up my desktop when I fell in Love with Hip Hop. Outkast’s “spottieottiedopaliscious” was the first song I downloaded. My brother had some of the best tapes and records growing up. Eventually, music became some sort of therapy for me. [...]
Published by March 9th, 2009 in African, Bernos, Current Issues, Music and Personal.Gofere Gofere or Afro in English, is one of my favorite hairstyles on a lady. The first thing that comes in my mind when thinking about gofere are the women patriots (arbegnoch) that fought the Italians during the war and occupation of Ethiopia (1935-1941)Â These freedom fighters fought side by side with their male counterparts [...]
Published by February 13th, 2009 in African, Music, Podcast and Series.I love the ladies; the drama, the emotions, the passion, the body and everything else excluding the confusion. Thus, I find myself running away when I see signs of ambiguity on their intentions with me; as you may already know. Cuz, I don’t need confusion, now there is a theme song! It’s hot and on [...]
Published by February 4th, 2009 in Dating and Music.
