Archive: Music & Dramas Subscribe to Music & Dramas
Ethiopian cinema focuses on prostitution [BBC]
By Emmanuel IgunzaBBC Africa, Addis Ababa
Price of Love, in Amharic, has been nominated for Africa’s top film award at the Fespaco festival
Ethiopian scriptwriter and film director Hermon Hailay says she grew up close to prostitutes.
“I...
Young Diaspora Ethiopian musicians are rising fast and gaining attention on the international scene [By Alemayehu G. Mariam - Professor]
They sing in English, but some include Amharic songs in their repertoire. Their lyrics are serious and spotlight social conditions. Their melodies are a fusion of Ethiopian, rock and jazz beats. They attract audiences across cultural lines....
‘Music is like gold’: Hip-hop in Amharic finds its voice in Ethiopia [Aljazeera International]
Mainstream rappers embrace the country’s dominant language while trying not to upset the government
by James Jeffrey
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopian rapper DJ Same took out a smartphone and played a clip of a man...
Ethiopian musician Hailu Mergia rediscovered after 30 years [CCTV-America]
December 24, 2014
Famed Ethiopian organist Hailu Mergia has been rediscovered by a recording label in the United States. Mergia was a star of the Ethiopian music scene for over three decades before he fell off the radar. CCTV America’s...