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article : Twice in a Lifetime, Africa or Bust: Boston’s Debo Band with special guests Fendika, in U.S. Tour

2010-08-11T01:28:36-05:00

feature : Bernos Celebrates their 4-year Anniversary

2010-05-17T18:16:54-05:00

A random Saturday morning might find three colleagues huddled by a computer, discussing their next t-shirt design concept. Founded in 2006 by Nolawi Petros, Bernos is a Washington DC based t-shirt company and blog known for

review : On A Day Like This…

2010-05-13T14:26:10-05:00

The completion of a solo album project is often difficult and arduous, partly because the attention of the listener is focused on one individual, and partly because the bulk of the creative load is carried by the artist. Meklit Hadero succeeds in carrying all those burdens.

feature : Google Ethiopic Transliteration: The Nemo Semret Interview

2010-04-30T18:53:23-05:00

Nemo Semret is an engineer at Google, where he's worked mainly on ad market systems and web search. Recently, he's developed the Amharic and Tigrinya versions of the Google transliteration system.

column : The Beauty of Business

2010-04-25T05:42:11-05:00

There are not many that will argue if you get a podium and microphone on a street corner and scream in confident glory that ‘Abesha beauty is unparalleled, understated and unquestionably stunning’. From the mountains of Simien to the sparkling brown pupils of Sara Nuru, there’s nothing left to say except that we have been blessed.

review : Song of Songs of Kazanchis

2010-04-23T22:21:53-05:00

In his novel, Tedbabe Tilahun describes the nightly Kazantchis, as opposed to daytime Addis Ababa: its sex workers, their friends, customers, employers, lovers and lives in the dawn of a HIV/AIDS infested world.

feature : Q&A with Maaza Mengiste, Author of ‘Beneath the Lion's Gaze’

2010-03-17T21:00:37-05:00

"I wanted to put into context my own memories of particular moments in Ethiopia during the early days of the revolution. I saw a type of fear that was raw and immediate, and I think even at that young age, I’d begun to understand the human capacity for cruelty."

feature : 10th Annual ESAi Summit in Toronto

2010-03-14T01:23:29-05:00

Members of the Toronto Ethiopian Collaborative (TEC), formed by representatives from Beyond the Lyrics, Sound the Horn, and Young Diplomats are looking forward to hosting the 10th annual ESAi summit in a couple of weeks.

column : Word to Recession Graduates - Temp Til Ya Drop…

2010-03-10T07:29:42-05:00

And that's even if you're lucky to land a temp job, lest you be huffing or anything. You're entitled to be sure as your over priced university/college education wuz suppose to have guaranteed you (at worst) an entry level position at one fancy corporation or another.

feature : Yohannes Gedamu (1947-2010)

2010-03-09T06:20:43-05:00

"I am not illustrating or telling a story. There is no story behind it. The painting is rather out there only to incite different emotions from different people. That is why i don't give them titles" Yohannes Gedamu (b. 1947- d. March 7, 2010)