13 Months of Sunshine; that is the title of this film by Yehdego Abeselom who I have heard about for a about 4 years. I have been unenthusiastic because of my indifference to the title since its close resemblance to the trademark of the Ethiopian Tourism commission. Regardless, I have seen pieces of the film [...]
Published by August 25th, 2008 in Design, Music and Noteworthy.Archive for the 'Music' Category
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.I first read about eLbie a few months back when I got an email with a link to her myspace page. I realized that I had seen her picture or met her or something. At which point I started to read her blog, and I was hooked because she wrote about very personal stuff. Or [...]
Published by May 15th, 2008 in African, Music and Social.Officially self proclaimed Dancer – Choreographer – Teacher specializing in African, Hip Hop & Belly Dancer. Located in Toronto, and she teaches various dance classes. Saba is from Addis Ababa and has spent much of her life exploring, training and performing “in styles such as Congolese Soukous, West African, Hip Hop and Belly Dance.” She [...]
Published by April 22nd, 2008 in Music.Want to Experience Something New and eventful? If your answer is YES, then mark your calendars for the 2008 AFRICAN DANCE EXPLOSION!!! ForceAfrik and GenerationNaija are hosting an African dance competition on April 19th at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium. This event will be without a doubt one of the BEST African cultural shows ever hosted [...]
Published by March 26th, 2008 in African, Music and Shameless Plug.
