Probably, one of the progressive words of Amharic Slang, or so I thought. My uncle asked me if I thought that I was only arada, he claimed arada long before you I was born. Hmmm, so there was arada’s in the sixties. For years, I saw the word used as a adjective. In reality its [...]
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One of the best times I spent during my short break home was with my emama. On one of these occasions I was tickled to learn that we have ETV2. A second Ethiopian Television channel that ends at 10:00pm. My mom doesn't own a satellite dish, in fact she hates the television. The only reason [...]
I don't have an outright favorite singer. In my opinion to choose one is close to being impossible. It's easier for me to put them in categories. Voice, Socially Conscience, Love, etc… As we celebrate Valentines Day, I'm here to pay the ultimate tribute to the KING of love songs, Muluken Melesse . Listening to [...]
This is where I post some of the songs I was kindly asked to bring from Addis during a short visit. M. Ahmed,T. Gesesse,Tefera Kassa,Esatu Tessema & Tezera Haile Michael The first song featured is "Yehem Ale Leka" by Girma Tefera. The original was sang by his father, Tefera Kassa, when he was with the [...]
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 [...]
