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Guzo
May 14 2009 | (1)

Aida Ashenafi's Guzo recounts the experiences of two Addis Abeba city dwellers who for the first time, spend a period of 20 days in the Ethiopian countryside, in a small village close to

La Haine
May 13 2009 | (2)

Set in the projects of the Paris suburbs, Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine circles around three friends—Hubert, Vinz and Said—as they cope with the aftermath of riots incited by

The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
May 04 2009 | (4)

Will a show about an African woman become HBO's and the BBC's new success story? These networks seem to believe so, having signed for 13 episodes of the all new The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.

Camparada
Apr 22 2009 | (6)

Camparada is one of the less abstruse cinematic efforts made by young Ethiopian filmmakers in recent years. Set on Mekelle University's campus, the romantic comedy follows 

Ayoe Angelica: I’m Amazed
Apr 15 2009 | (5)

“I’m Your Piano”, a song on Danish-Ethiopian Ayoe Angelica’s debut I’m Amazed, is as much the 20-year old's self-description as it features a typical arrangement of her sound. 

Aster’s Ballads
Apr 01 2009 | (2)

Soul singer-songwriter Aster Aweke is a living legend in her native Ethiopia, and although contemporary Ethiopian pop is rarely appreciated

Ezra Wube 1 Comment(s)
Jun 24 2009 Ezra Wube paints in Manhattan. His studio is a large space, located on the second floor of Hunter College’s Fine Arts department. In one corner of the room, next to the window, a paint-speckled Macintosh computer sits on his desk...

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Interviews| Munit: Making Waves in Addis, The Profit: Video Killed the Radio Star, Yemane Barya: The Eritrean Griot,

The Great Old Days in Addis 4 Comment(s)
Jun 25 2009 Reaching 30 is a big thing for me. I mean, its huge! Never thought that day would come, but guess what? It WILL (if it hasn’t already). Great thing is, I can now reflect on the journey so far. Let me tell you, there are so many memories, bad and good which make me realise that it was all worth it...life that is!

Recycling the Buzzless Buzz from the Empire 0 Comment(s)
May 04 2009 Oh, if there is anything the glorious American media is good at, it's setting the buzz strong, even when there isn't a buzz. And no, I refer not to the Swine Flu, even if the story has the Globe & Mail's Margaret Wente "bored to bits."

G-20 Protestors: Who are they Anyway? 1 Comment(s)
Apr 15 2009 Well, they are the same people who made noise at the last economic summit, and at the summit before that, and at the summit before that... that. They're like a staple on the economic summit scene that command a large budget in of themselves.

Food for Thought :: The Anglo-Ethiopian Administration 0 Comment(s)
Apr 01 2009 During Ethiopia's war against Italy (1935-1941), we should remember that those who fled the country and those who submitted to Italian rule were mostly members of the ruling class (mesafint), religious leaders, and high ranking generals.