The PARC | ፓርክ
Part of what makes the local music industry challenging is the lack of spaces where artists can fully commit to their art. If there are spaces available,…
Contemporary Ethiopia
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Agelgil Studio | አገልግል ስቱዲዮ
Launched in September 2019, Agelgil Studios is an Ethiopian record label focused on discovering, empowering and managing talented Ethiopian musicians and producers of all styles of music.…
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Music Consumption | የሙዚቃ ፍጆታ
A few years back, it would have been common to see someone fogging a CD and wiping it to ensure it plays clean. Not long before that,…
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Music Promotion | የሙዚቃ ማስተዋወቅ
In the digital world, music promotion is more than just about the music. It’s also about the artist behind the music. And when people come into play,…
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Managers and Artists | ማኔጀሮች እና አርቲስቶች
The manager is responsible for contacting potential venues and promoters, marketing and social media, liaising with others, paperwork, managing accounts, networking, artistic direction, connecting with fans, negotiating…
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Music Production | የሙዚቃ ፕሮዳክሽን
The road to music production is the best kept secret in the Ethiopian music industry. “Well, you just make music,” is the general rhetoric. Perhaps it’s not…
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Becomeing a Music Professional | ሙዚቀኛ እንዴት ነው ባለሙያ የሚሆነው?
In the quest to understand how young musicians become professionals, one is first confronted by the question of what makes a professional. Most musicians seem to have…
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Music Education | የሙዚቃ ትምህርት
We live in a fast-paced and ever-changing world, where the advent of the internet is opening doors and opportunities for people from all walks of life. Technology…
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Ethiopian Pottery and Handicrafts
Handicrafts and their creator’s stories mirror Ethiopian history and the industry today. The artisans produced essential items for sustenance (think of the injera clay plate). Still, they…
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Tell Me Something New | Ethiopian Creative Sector
The creative sector in Ethiopia is something that causes a lot of people pain. Both people that are on the outside looking in and those of us…
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For the Love of Film! | Freelance
We pondered a lot, in terms, of what to highlight on the importance of cinema in Ethiopia. The truth of the matter, there’s a lot to complain…
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Hanna Haile | Zellan Corner | Ethiopian Filmmaking
We are nothing more than a mosaic of our stories, an encapsulation of lived experiences. Cinema has the power to gather people and for 120 minutes it…
