What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
The Eman Begena School and Manufacture, founded by Ermias Haylay at the age of 15, is a renowned center for the study and production of traditional Ethiopian religious instruments, particularly the Begena and Kirar. Ermias first discovered his passion for the Begena during Sunday School, which quickly garnered attention from national media outlets. The institution […]
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A looted ancient Ethiopian shield is finally returning home after being purchased by His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias, a grandson of Emperor Haile-Selassie I. He successfully negotiated the repatriation of the 19th-century ornamented shield stolen by British troops following the Battle of Magdala. The shield then disappeared into a private collection and was due to
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by Elsabet Ademe.Based on factual events of the dangerous journey of human trafficking Behind Sunrise tells the story of the bright, positive and ferociously determined, Sarah Belay, a sixteen-year-old Ethiopian girl with big dreams. She wants to travel to Europe to pursue the arts. However, her family is dead set against it. She hears the
Solo Exhibition: 1 – 3 November 2024 @ Moa Anbessa Art Studio Gallery, Kazanchis Recognized at home and abroad as a premiere painter, Bisrat has secured numerous solo and group exhibitions in Ethiopia, China, France and the prestigious University of Florida Harn Museum of Arts, with work also in the USA Art in Embassies Collection
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The word GUMMA is an Oromiffa word that has an equivalent meaning to the English word ‘compensation’, with the idea of acknowledgment for the best skill and effort in the Ethiopian film industry. The Gumma Film Awards is an Ethiopian domestic film award that has been held in Addis Ababa annually since 2014. It was
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When a massive Chinese industrial park lands in rural Ethiopia, a dusty farming town finds itself at the new frontier of globalization. The sprawling factory complex’s formidable Chinese director, Motto now needs every bit of mettle and charm she can muster to push through a high-stakes expansion that promises 30,000 new jobs. Ethiopian farmer Workinesh
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Barbara Toy was an Australian-British travel writer, theatrical director, playwright and screenplay writer. In 1959, author Barbara Toy, famous for her intrepid and solo overland travels in North Africa, set out in her trademark Land Rover to drive from Libya to Ethiopia. Alone, she crossed the Sahara Desert and the equatorial forests of the Congo
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‘Maqeda’: An homage to Ethiopian female figures, communities, rituals, and musical styles. Released by the Atse Tewodros Project Gabriella Ghermandi is an Italo-Ethiopian singer, performer, novelist, and short-story writer. Her writing focuses on the intersection of Ethiopian and Italian identity. Parallel to her writing, Gabriella has built a reputation as a performer of narratives adapted
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Fendika Cultural Center is a well-known and much beloved dynamic art space that draws artists from across Africa and the world to present music, dance, poetry, and visual art. This film tells the story of how this vital space came into being and how it continues to serve as a place for artists to invent
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In this playfully structured collection of stories and photographs, Kawase journeys from Japan to the Ethiopian streets of Gondar where he spent one year. He learns from a diverse cast of characters including local bards, musicians and priests, including the young Azmari singer Tigabu and the Lalibela poet Tilahun. This is the first English translation
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