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Ethiopia: Let the Circle Be Unbroken - Meklit Hadero, a Piece of Infinity

The acclaimed Ethiopian-American artist Meklit Hadero released her new album A Piece of Infinity on September 26 on the Smithsonian Folkways label, and recently released sessions of these new ...
The Conversation

Ethiopia’s musicians fled the country after the 1974 revolution - how their culture lives on

Kay Kaufman Shelemay received fellowships and grants for the research and publication process for this book from the National Endowment for the Humanities; the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial ...
WBUR

How a trip from Boston to Ethiopia birthed the maverick band QWANQWA

When the band QWANQWA takes the stage of the BU Global Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17, it’ll be making its Boston debut — as are five of the other groups playing the free event. But if the ...
The Conversation

Ethiopian protest music: the songs of Hachalu Hundessa reveal the struggles of the Oromo people

Senior research and teaching fellow, Department of Geography, University of Zurich Music has played a key role in the Oromo resistance movement. As is the case in many other societies – especially ...