What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
Christmas in Ethiopia is called Ganna (or Genna) and is celebrated on January 7th. An important Ethiopian holiday, visitors in the country can get an insight into the religious traditions and culture of the African nation. Ganna comes 12 days before the Timkat festival, another important holiday. Travelers with an Ethiopian eVisa can spend up to 90 days in Ethiopia […]
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An Ethiopian archbishop keeps the ancient craft of parchment bookmaking alive, but he needs a supply of goat skins. Archbishop Kalehiwot Habtewold still practices the ancient craft of parchment bookmaking. The Bookmaker by filmmaker Girum Berehanetsehay unfolds in the mists of the high Ankober Mountains of Ethiopia. To be able to do that, he sets
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Actuel Interiors is a creative furniture design house with a vision to become the #1 contemporary urban lifestyle brand in Ethiopia and beyond. It designs and creates products that are functional, emotion inspiring and filled with a passion for beauty and quality. Actuel interiors bring together designers, architects, artisans and artists to re-imagine exciting and
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Ethiopian American Tsedaye Makonnen has won the Landmark Providence, a major public art commission in Providence, Rhode Island, that will be revealed in 2022.For this site-specific project, the work is inspired by the history of displacement behind the original construction of I-195 in Providence, Rhode Island. Around “300 families, 172 homes, and 32 businesses” were
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Interview with Heddo Siebs, Cluster General Manager of Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa Addis ARTS Alive (AAA) is a contemporary arts initiative organized by Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa and Prologue BCW in 2020, with the aim to revitalize the art community during and after COVID-19. Several exhibitions are held annually to celebrate some of the most
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Congratulations to Aziz Ahmed for contributing to tourism transformation in the Oromia region, recognised as the Best Wildlife Photographer 2021. His wildlife odyssey began at a very young age; a journey that was to become filled with passion, sacrifice, courage, and hope. From the age of four Aziz often used to accompany his father on
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Tesfahun Kibru (40) is a painter, sculptor, and a mentor to others; he uses mixed media to create artistic works of art. He is especially well known for crafting amazing pieces of sculptures made from metal scraps as well as paintings that use rust as paint. Coming soon he will be exhibiting at At Fendika
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Fekat Circus is one of the few independent creative/cultural spaces in the heart of Addis. It cultivates a new generation of creative minds and spreads positive emotions involving children of all backgrounds into the circus world. It is a circus troupe searching and staging artistic performances in Ethiopia and abroad. It is the organiser of the African
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Don’t Quit When things no wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressingyou down a bit, Rest if you must, but dOn’t you
Born and raised in Jimma in 1941, the singer rose to fame in the 1960s, matching his Ethiopian heritage against jazz improvisation and a soulful appeal. Performing with the famed Police Orchestra in Addis Ababa, Alemayehu Eshete enjoyed his first hit ‘Seul’ in 1961 before going on to form his own Alem-Girma Band. Releasing 30
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