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In the highlands, traditional string instruments include the masenqo (also known as masinko), a one-string bowed lute; the krar (also known as kirar), a six-string lyre; and the begena, a large ten-string lyre. [5] The dita (a five-string lyre) [6] and musical bows (including an unusual three-string variant) are among the chordophones found in ...
This longing led to the end of the Golden Age and the beginning of a new era of art in Ethiopia. 'Wax and Gold'--popularized in 1985 by Neway Debebe—is a traditional Ethiopian double entendre. It is an analogy to literal wax and gold—where the 'wax' is the superficial layer that covers the hidden 'gold' underneath.
The culture of Ethiopia is diverse and generally structured along ethnolinguistic lines. The country's Afro-Asiatic-speaking majority adhere to an amalgamation of traditions that were developed independently and through interaction with neighboring and far away civilizations, including other parts of Northeast Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Italy.
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Azmari, rural improvisational folk musicians, make up a large part of Addis Ababa's music culture. Azmari sing and play the massenquo, a single-stringed upright fiddle. [ 11 ] Traditionally, this role was passed down from father to son., [ 12 ] [ 11 ] but Asnaketch Worku , a trained female Azmari, released The Lady with the Krar in 2003. [ 11 ]
The toponym Tigray is probably originally ethnic, the "Tigrētai" then meant "the tribes near Adulis". These are believed to be the ancient people from whom the present-day Tigray, the Eritrean tribes Tigre and Tigrinya are descended from. There is no indication that the term Tigray could be explained through Ge'ez gäzärä ("subdue"), with ...
The complex nature of eskista dancing is what makes it arguably one of the most technical forms of traditional dance. There are at least 20 regional varieties of the eskista, all of which have their own, old, history and unique origins, although most are based on the hard life of the average farmer in the Ethiopian highlands .
The Tigray Region [A] (or simply Tigray; officially the Tigray National Regional State) [B] is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is the fifth-largest by area, the fourth-most populous, and the fifth-most densely ...