Do you know that my all time favorite Ethiopian Musician is Bizunesh Bekele. I love her more than anything in the world. She makes me feel like I should cry or something when I listen to her music. Isn’t that weird?” Here are two video’s of her of which the links were sent to me [...]
Published by January 9th, 2009 in Bernos, Music and Podcast.Tag Archive for 'music'
Miriam Makeba, known to fans worldwide as “Mama Africa,” was an international symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle and South African musical legend. She died early Monday in southern Italy after performing at a concert against organized crime. Miriam to me was one of a kind. She loved her country and loved our continent. During her [...]
Published by November 14th, 2008 in African, History and Noteworthy.Back in February of this year, I decided to take a ten day trip to Addis in May. When I told my family and close friends about my planned trip the immediate question I got was, “why ten days, is everything ok?” Well everything was ok but I did not divulge the honest truth. I [...]
Published by August 8th, 2008 in Music, Podcast and Thoughts.Sometime in the nineties, I vaguely remember my friends saying they are going to an Ethiopian Soccer Tournament at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Other than that distant memory I had no familiarity with ESFNA or with its vast outreach. So I was stunned, I think that’s the best word I can use, [...]
Published by August 1st, 2008 in Bernos and Social.
