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  2. Wollo Province - Wikipedia

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    A rock-hewn church of Lalibela. Today's Wollo was long the center of Ethiopia (half under Agew/Zagwe and half under the Amhara/Solomonic leadership). The people of Amhara and Zagwe Provinces (today's Wollo) were the strongest adherents of Christianity and both believed in Israelite Semitic Biblical Ancestry Zagwe claimed lineage from Moses while the Solomonids claimed lineage from Solomon, and ...

  3. Kobo (woreda) - Wikipedia

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    Kobo or Raya Kobo (Amharic: ራያ ቆቦ) is a woreda in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the northeast corner of the North Wollo Zone , Kobo is bordered on the south by the Logiya River which separates it from Habru and Guba Lafto , on the west by Gidan , on the north by Tigray Region , and on the east by the Afar Region .

  4. Balochi music - Wikipedia

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    The performance typically involves traditional instruments such as the suroz and dhol creating lively rhythms that accompany the dance. Liko features energetic movements, often characterized by circular formations where dancers hold hands and move in sync with the music. [8] Balochi music has been very popular in Iran, Oman and Pakistan.

  5. Aholalo - Wikipedia

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    Aholalo (Amharic: አሆላሎ) is a festival celebrated in the Amhara region of Northern Ethiopia.The festival originates from, and is celebrated in the Wollo (Amharic: ወሎ, formerly known as Bete Amhara, (Amharic: ቤተ አማራ, Ge'ez: ቤተ ዐምሐራ, translation: “House of Amhara”) [1] province of Eastern Amhara.

  6. Kobo, Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    From 1928 until 1930 there was a large revolt over taxes and central government control in the Raya area. The military and areal bombardment was used to regain central control. This marked the first use of air power in Ethiopia. Some of the local rebels were involved with attacking Ethiopian forces when the Italians invaded in 1936.

  7. Yejju - Wikipedia

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    The Galla [Oromo] to the north of Shoa [in Wollo] particularly Wollo, Yejju and Raya Gallas [called Azebu by the Tigrayans], have never been thoroughly assimilated and remain a political liability. Accounts of Haile Selassie 's journey from Addis Ababa in 1936 indicate that the Wollo Oromo spat at him and he passed through their areas he ...

  8. Wollo Oromo people - Wikipedia

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    The Wollo Oromo people are an Oromo subgroup inhabiting the historic Wollo ... However, linguistic descriptions of the Wollo and nearby Raya Oromo areas are still ...

  9. List of folk music traditions - Wikipedia

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    Folk music [1] is one of the major divisions of music, now often divided into traditional folk music and contemporary folk music.There are many styles of folk music, all of which can be classified into various traditions, generally based around some combination of ethnic, religious, tribal, political or geographic boundaries.