Originally drawn to Ethiopia because of its historical uniqueness and non-western music, a Ph.D. student is now researching how music and conflict intersect in the country. Sarah Bishop, a Ph.D.

When the band QWANQWA takes the stage of the BU Global Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17, it’ll be making its Boston debut — as are five of the other groups playing the free event. But if the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In these end times for music labels and record stores, the crate-digging claque apparently has yet to receive the memo. Collectors ...

Admas draws from and rearranges “golden era” Ethiopian music with then-fairly-new synthesizer and drum-machine rhythms. Steve Kiviat Admas. From left, clockwise: Abegasu Shiota, Henock Temesgen, ...

Teddy Afro currently holds all top 10 positions on Ethiopia’s weekly YeneVibe music chart, with each track adding notable view counts. Songs like “Das Tal (Ansaw)” and “Shih Bibal (Back to 90s)” lead ...

After a decade and a half break, the always interesting Either/Orchestra is back with another compelling recording—albeit one recorded in 2011 and 2012, and only now, in 2026, seeing the light of day.

As he will perform the character in Amharic, Tehila Yeshayahu-Adega will offer a Hebrew translation on stage, bridging the linguistic gap. The 15th Hullegeb Israeli-Ethiopian Arts Festival will open ...