What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
Sebastien Cailleux began his journey in Ethiopia back in 2008 sharing visual experiences with Ethiopian artists and fellow photographers whilst travelling through the country. This culminated in the founding of the École d’art au village association, which now exists in more than 25 countries, benefitting 25,000 youths. The Teferi Mekonnen Department of Photography was the […]
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Daniel Lemma (born 1970 in Ethiopia) is a Swedish-based musician/singer-songwriter. His music is firmly connected to an American roots music tradition, with visible ties to early blues and gospel. He has referred to singers such as Lead Belly and Pops Staples as being very influential to him and artists such as Chuck Berry, James Brown
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The Negarit Band was founded in 2012 by renowned drummer and musicologist, Teferi Assefa with the aim of making Ethiopian music better known to a large audience. Teferi researched Ethiopian rhythms and melodies around the country, which he then incorporated into his compositions for the album ORIGINS. In the words of the group: “It is
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In November 2022, the China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation approached Salem’s Designs with a unique basket design to be transformed into a giant chandelier and mounted from a ceiling. This was an almost impossible task since their artisans had never attempted such a project. However, they thought that it would be the ideal opportunity
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As the dawn of Timket approaches, Ethiopia becomes a vibrant hub of celebratory activity as the Ethiopian Orthodox church meticulously stages an opulent re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s baptism in the River Jordan by the revered figure of John the Baptist. A multitude of colorful ceremonies are dispersed across the country, firmly cementing this grand religious
Recently, precious Ethiopian artefacts that had been looted were returned to Ethiopia’s UK Ambassador Teferi Melesse Desta at a reception organised by the private, non-profit Scheherazade Foundation in London.All the artefacts were gifted or secured by private benefactors and included a sacred Tabot, believed to have been looted at Maqdala in 1868, as well as
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Brown is the color for 2024! Texture is in, High Gloss walls are out!White walls are still out this year but rather than seeing the high glossy finishes and reflective materials we will be seeing more texture from materials, texture in our paint, hand tooled plastering and roman clay-like finishes. Bouclé is our fabric of
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The Nu Chika Enabuka Family Center is a children’s play area with adult supervision that provides a variety of parent-child activities focused on the physical, emotional, and social growth of kids. A sizable, full-scale play structure is available for the children, while a smaller one is available for toddlers. In addition, the Center sells unique
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By Nujuma Ibrahim Just design is no longer enough. Today, when designing a space we have to considermore than just good design. Today, as designers we need to take into consideration theclients’ marketing needs, psychology and anthropology. With the rise of social media comes digital footprint, digital awareness and digitalmarketing. I believe with social media
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November marked the beginning of the advent or Christmas fast which runs from 24November until Gena (Ethiopian Christmas) on 7 January, so it’s a great time forvegans and vegetarians to enjoy the lovely fasting food at traditionalrestaurants, and the fried whole fish that is often served too. The biggest annual Saints’ Day in December is Saint
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