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Strangely, one can thank disgraced ex-governor Eliot Spitzer for helping bring a once-in-a-lifetime bill full of great Ethiopian music to Lincoln Center this month. As attorney general, the noted ...

Let's compare two snapshots of recent Ethiopian history. The first is from 1968, when Emperor Haile Selassie I ruled over the proudest and most eccentric nation in Africa, with its Christian Coptic ...

Éthiopiques (Ethiopian in French) collection of Ethopian popular music is certainly extensive; 28 volumes produced so far to my knowledge on France’s Buda Musique label, and probably more volumes have ...

Courtney Pine travels to Addis Ababa to discover the vibrant music scene of 1960s Ethiopia. Show more In the 1960s and early '70s, unknown to most of the outside world, Addis Ababa's nightlife was ...

t’s a scorching hot afternoon in a recording studio outside Toulouse in southern France. Inspired by the Ethiopiques albums compiled by French music producer Francis Falceto, local experimental jazz ...

Compared to a dark club full of dancing fans, a muggy Austin afternoon with the sun peeking out over our isolated spot at Joe's Crab Shack isn't the ideal setting for a Debo Band performance. But once ...

TO WESTERN EARS, the music seems both foreign and familiar. Its mood stretches from sultry and haunting to upbeat and vibrant. Soulful Western undertones are audible, yet the overall impression is ...

Alemayehu was born in June 1941 in Addis Ababa, where his father worked as a taxi driver. Alemayehu talent was recognized by Colonel Retta Demeqe, who invited the young singer to perform with Addis ...

Saxophonist Courtney Pine travels to Ethiopia to uncover the unique music that made Addis Ababa swing in the '60s, the curfew that killed it and its rebirth 20 years later. Show more 'There is ...