The acclaimed Ethiopian-American artist Meklit Hadero released her new album A Piece of Infinity on September 26 on the Smithsonian Folkways label, and recently released sessions of these new ...

Ethiopians are experiencing a dire moment. They face escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis, and many live in fear of giving voice to their political thoughts. But the African country ...

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 ...

The Oromo are the largest ethno-national group in Ethiopia, accounting for over 40 million people or more than one-third of the population. However, they have been politically oppressed, economically ...

While journalists and bloggers remain the primary targets of state repression in Ethiopia, musicians that don't jive with state propaganda also take the heat. Two other Oromo singers, who asked to ...

In his song “Handcuffed,” rapper Teddy Neguse addresses police brutality against young Israeli men of Ethiopian descent. Although the song came out in 2017, it has reached new heights in the wake of ...

USA for Africa, the nonprofit that controls income from the song, has released a remastered version, making it available for ...

Amharic music, which originates in Ethiopia, has been banned in Eritrea. There has been no official announcement of the ban but the owners of bars and music shops say they have been told not to play ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The Oromo are the largest ethno-national group in Ethiopia, accounting for over 40 million people or more than one-third of the population . However, they have been ...