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.Archive for the 'African' Category
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Published by November 3rd, 2009 in African, Bernos and Noteworthy.At a New York tribute for the late great Miriam Makeba, I was lucky enough to be sitting in close proximity to my personal old man crush, Mr. Harry Belafonte (he may be old but he’s still hot) when this new artist hit the stage and performed one of my favorite Makeba hits, “Soweto Blues” [...]
Published by October 22nd, 2009 in African, Music, Personal and Podcast.My summer has been busy. Busy, as in I have had no rest. I like it like that. It keeps me going, motivated about every project I get involved in. This project is special. It’s near and dear to me and I have been wanting to be a part of it for a while now. [...]
Published by September 15th, 2009 in African and Personal.I am constantly looking through old photos. I really like how a photo changes the way I think about something. Its very powerful. I once read about Kevin Carter who killed himself after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1994 for this picture taken in Sudan a year earlier. Including those that changed [...]
Published by August 25th, 2009 in African, Current Issues and Design.
