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Owned and run by Ethiopian dancer and choreographer Melaku Belay, Fendika Cultural Center is a cultural hub that offers classes, workshops, art exhibits, jazz nights, and cultural activities, beginning with displays of local painters and monthly poetry readings. [1] [3] [4] It hosts the shows of Fendika and the Ethiocolor, two Ethiopian music ...
Fendika musicians at PhilaMOCA in 2018. Fendika often leads workshops in traditional Ethiopian music and dance. [2] The group also supports a school for migrant children which aims to prevent youth homelessness and child labor by providing cultural education for these children and their families. [4]
Debo Band (also known simply as Debo) are a Boston-based Ethiopian music band led by saxophonist Danny Mekonnen and fronted by vocalist Bruck Tesfaye. [2] Ranging from 10–12 members playing horns, guitars, violins, percussion, and accordion, their sound incorporates Ethiojazz, folk, and pop styles from the Horn of Africa infused with tinges of motifs from Eastern Europe and Asia, as well as ...
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He was later dismissed for his tendency to experiment and his insistence on playing traditional and contemporary Ethiopian music, instead of adhering to the classical curriculum. [2] [3] His music fuses traditional azmari music, Ethio-jazz, dub, reggae, jazz, Latin, and classical music. [2] [3] The title of his debut album, Guzo, means "journey ...
He went on to pursue a formal education in music at Holy Trinity College in London. Astatke was interested in promoting traditional Ethiopian music to Western audiences. Beginning in 1958, he also studied jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston. There, he successfully combined Ethiopian music with Western jazz and rhythms, conceiving "Ethio ...
Getatchew Mekurya was born on 14 March 1935, in Yifat, Ethiopia. [2] His father was a honey merchant. [3] Young Getatchew played traditional Ethiopian instruments such as the washint flute, the krar and the masenqo, and later moved on to the saxophone and clarinet.
Taitu was an Ethiopian queen consort in the early 20th century. [4] Following their career, they released self-titled film Yegna in April 2015. In this film, Yegna desire to achieve success musical profession. They wander in Addis Ababa University for music competition. In final scene, they sang "Sima Belew" where spectators and judges paid ...