Monday, December 29, 2025

Art

The Work Behind the Applause

A Life Spent Building the Systems Behind the Music Born and raised in Addis Ababa, Teshome Wondimu grew up in Fitber, a neighborhood where music...

Before the Music Vanishes: Archiving East Africa’s Musical Heritage

The week opened not with speeches alone, but with recorded sounds, shared memories and searching conversations about what it means to preserve music in...

Delayed Promises: Gheralta’s Sacred Cliffs Still Wait in Silence

The sandstone massifs of Gheralta—those improbable, cliff-carved sanctuaries that cling to Ethiopia’s northern highlands—have long been counted among the country’s most extraordinary cultural treasures....

More Than Music: From Africa to the World

AFRIMA 2025 Charts Africa’s Cultural Future Lagos, Nigeria, has once again been tapped to host the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in 2025, reaffirming the city’s...

Sweden strikes a chord

Exhibition and performance spotlight nation’s cultural export  Music, in its infinite forms, holds a rare power: to stir emotion, transcend language, and connect people across...

A Final Album, Not a Goodbye

Dejazmatch Closes Kuku’s Album Legacy In the golden era of modern Ethiopian music, few voices carried the elegance, gravitas, and cultural resonance of Kuku Sebsebe...
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A House Reclaimed, A Legacy Renewed

Alemtsehay Wodajo’s Cultural Center Opens in Historic Addis Ababa Residence On Saturday, April 26, a long-anticipated dream takes tangible form in the heart of Ethiopia’s...

Art, Identity, and Empowerment

Addis Exhibitions Spotlight Ethiopia’s Creative Resurgence In a landmark celebration of Ethiopian contemporary art, two of Addis Ababa’s most prominent hotels—Sheraton Addis and Hilton—played host...

Soundscapes of Legacy

Reissue revives the pulse of the ‘70s Ethiopia’s modern music scene stands on the shoulders of giants. Among them, few loom larger than the IBEX...
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Reframing Womanhood

Eve, Mannequins, and the Middle Child—Stories of Identity in Paint By Abraham Tekle and Addis Getachew In an exhibition steeped in the scent of paint and...

Harar: A Civilization Standing Against Time

A City Beyond Jegol By Teshome Berhanu Kemal Social media is buzzing with admiration for the remarkable transformation of Harar. Both government and private media...

Elisabeth Wolde Giorgis, Eminent Ethiopian Art Historian, Dies at 69

Professor Elisabeth Wolde Giorgis, a leading scholar, curator, and champion of Ethiopian art and history, died on Sunday, March 16, in Sharjah, United Arab...
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A Legacy of Faith: From Pulpit to Museum

The Enduring Influence of Haji Mohammed Sani Habib Haji Mohammed Sani Habib, a revered religious scholar and Imam, was a defining figure in Ethiopia’s Islamic...

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