Seven days have flown by, and seven days were barely enough to go through another big pile of wonderful new and upcoming albums which we are featuring this week focusing on some captivating and ...

The performance of Ethiopian minstrels (azmari) in the Gondar area of Northern Ethiopia can be seen in various social settings including life cycle celebrations, annual events of the Ethiopian ...

Weh-weh, weh-weh, goes the azmari on his masenko. The Amharic word azmari comes from the word azemere, which means singing (for God). In fact the masenko was used in the time of St. Yared, the famous ...

Africa Direct Azmari: An Ethiopian Musician A young Azmari musician embarks on a challenging journey to Addis Ababa to improve his musicianship and find work. Read more 27 Apr 2022 ...

Two decades earlier, Fendika was one of 17 "azmari bet" (a venue hosting performances by Ethiopia's azmari musicians) in the Kazanchis district, a neighbourhood harkening back to Addis Ababa's ...

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