Last Tuesday I went to see the Idan Raichel's Project's live in concert in Washington D.C. I must say I enjoyed it very much. The band consisted of a seven members, if I remember correctly. Idan is the keyboardist and does not do much vocally. There were three vocalists, of which two are from [...]
Published by April 11th, 2006 in Music and Social.Archive for April, 2006
I like Teddy’s Music, respect his talent and feel like he is a grade above the rest of the new Ethiopian musical artists. I saw the Lamba Dina video yesterday, and I must say I was in shock. Apparently, the director whoever he is decided to make the video as an impersonation of the late [...]
Published by April 10th, 2006 in Design and Music.Any discussion in reference to the "Golden Era" of Ethiopian Music has to include the amazing bands and musicians backing the performers. Here I'll attempt to discuss the history of these bands and where possible giving a short bio of the musicians. PART I The attempted coup in December of 1960 was the beginning of [...]
I feel it primitive tradition we should forgo. There is apparent Ethiopian-ness and beauty to the art piece. Even, I do feel this is part of our culture we should have let go a similar to that of FGM phenomenon. Throat tattoo from image of the Queen of Sheba: 19th-century Ethiopian manuscript illustration of Solomon [...]
Published by April 4th, 2006 in Design and History.One Aspect of the Ethiopians’ life in Washington their tense relations with the African Americanis especially perplexing. In certain respects, says Yosef Ford of the Ethiopia Community Center, Ethiopians are drawn to this city because of its highly developed black community and its vibrant black political, economical, and social structure not to mention its well-established [...]
Published by April 2nd, 2006 in Social.
