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Introducing a new musical message, the album took a little while to be absorbed by the Ethiopian market, but in just a few months, the album's reach expanded from clubs, to street corners, to radio stations and finally became the most played album of the year. Respectively, Rophnan became one of the most celebrated artists in the country.
Addis Foto Fest is a photography festival held biennially in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [1] It takes place over a week in December. [2]The festival was founded in 2010 [3 ...
Haileselassie was born and raised in Addis Ababa in 1990. [1] [2] She was at university studying civil engineering. Her interest became photography in her final year when she took photos of her friends with her Blackberry phone. In the following year she upgraded to an IPhone and by 2013 her primary interest was photography. [3]
Before entering the music world, Mikaya taught at schools like School of Tomorrow and Addis International, always sharing her love for learning. Her debut album, Shemametew, released in 2007, and she was even nominated for the Kora Music Award in 2009. She was working on her second album and pursuing a Master’s degree at Addis Ababa University.
Addis Ababa is a highly developed [9] and important cultural, artistic, financial and administrative center of Ethiopia. It is widely known as one of Africa's major capitals. [10] The founding history of Addis Ababa dates back to the late 19th century by Menelik II, Negus of Shewa, in 1886 after finding Mount Entoto unpleasant two years prior. [11]
Teddy Afro made his debut in 2001 with the album Abugida, quickly establishing himself as a prominent voice in his native country.Mixing reggae, traditional Ethiopian styles, and pop music, his sophomore LP, 2005's Yasteseryal yielded a major hit in its controversial title track, which criticized corruption in the country's government.
Getachew Kassa was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire on 6 September 1944. [1] He began singing at the age of six, despite being discouraged by his parents. During this stage, Getachew liked an Italian song named "Azemerina".
Elias Melka was born in Sebategna, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to his father Melka Geresu and his mother Atsede Feleke and raised in Abinet, Addis Ababa. [3] [4] Elias was born to a Protestant family, and this led him to becoming a member of church choir. This instilled in Elias a great passion of music, and he left the church after grasping typical ...