Continuing series I & series II; the third and final 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. I was trapped between two songs which I felt had so much importance culturally in the last 20 [...]
Author Archive for Nolawi
Ethiopians in the Washington DC area are going to gather and watch the superbowl. Some are going to party and some are going to throw the party. Podcasted is a Superbowl party radio commercial, I don't know if this is for real or a joke, either way I am not sold, maybe there where not [...]
What really happened to the Wueyete Taxi cab? Its quaint the amount of influence economy plays a role in our daily life. Most of you would say duh, obviously; the more money you have the better you live. Well I am not talking about the individual existence rather the amount of cultural & traditional influence [...]
Published by January 29th, 2007 in Current Issues.I once heard filmmaker Haile Gerima speak: You know we have so many stories, so so many stories to be told” I couldn’t help but think that he couldn’t be so right. We Ethiopians lack the ability to speak about ourselves. Keeping secrets is not only tradition & culture but also a requirement. As the [...]
Published by January 27th, 2007 in Thoughts.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 [...]
Published by January 24th, 2007 in Noteworthy.
