As the Ethiopian pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou approached the age of 100, fans and music critics from the US to Ethiopia, Israel to Europe have been eagerly rediscovering her work. But the ...

The golden age of Ethiopian soul music kicked off in the mid '60s with a flurry of horns, eerie keyboards, and whip-crack drumming. Woven through the groove was the strained, conflicted voice of ...

The event was a hit last year, and so EESA wanted to continue the tradition. Given this year’s turnout, the Ethio-Jazz soiree ...

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia is set to play host to a new Musical Awards Show designed to rival and be Ethiopia's answer to the American Grammies, the American Music Awards show and the South African Kora ...

Meet the First Lady of Ethiopian music: “Today, 78-year-old and in frail health, Asnaketch Worku remains a living music legend, undoubtedly one of the most important singers in the history of ...

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Admas draws from and rearranges “golden era” Ethiopian music with then-fairly-new synthesizer and drum-machine rhythms. Steve Kiviat Admas. From left, clockwise: Abegasu Shiota, Henock Temesgen, ...

"Ethiopian Idols" is a far cry from the glamour and glitz of its U.S. and British inspirations. Yellowed satin sheets and signs taped to the walls provide the backdrop for a set hastily constructed ...