Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 8—WORTHINGTON — This year's International Festival will feature a brand new music act that will do its best to cover as many ...

Originally drawn to Ethiopia because of its historical uniqueness and non-western music, a Ph.D. student is now researching how music and conflict intersect in the country. Sarah Bishop, a Ph.D.

Left: Ayalew Mesfin [Photo by Hannah Brooks]. Right: Hailu Mergia [Photo courtesy of the artist] For many people outside of the Habesha community, their first experience with Ethiopian music came from ...

In an amusing twist, one of the hottest Ethiopian bands going lives in Boston. Led by saxophonist-mastermind Danny Mekonnen, the 11-member Debo Band plays lush, orchestral interpretations of Ethiopian ...

Getting a piano to a remote school in Africa was no easy task, but concert pianist Girma Yifrashewa knows its value Girma Yifrashewa will never forget the exhilaration of receiving his own piano. It ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The music company also said that the Motown Records label will now make use of Island Def Jam’s sales, marketing and distribution services. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor NEW YORK – Universal ...

Ethiopia Habtemariam returns to the music C-suite as HYBE America’s new President of Music. Veteran music executive Ethiopia Habtemariam is making her return to the industry after a brief hiatus, ...