Tryst Addis: a Recent Returnee Contributes to the Rise of Addis Ababa’s Café Scene
Far from the usual, on a busy street located in the Olympia neighborhood of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tryst Addis has…
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Selam Festival 2016
Selam Festival’s 2016 Lineup includes Ethiopian legend Mahmoud Ahmed and world-renowned Hip-Hop artist Yasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def…
Remembering a Friend and Comrade
I no longer recall when exactly I met Sam. Maybe it was in the late 1970s at CODESRIA, or in…
Malawi Zomba Prison band receives Grammy nomination
Zomba Prison Project, a Malawi prison band has been nominated for a Grammy award in the World Music category. The…
How Africa’s Fastest Solar Power Project is Lighting up Rwanda
“Arise, shine for your light has come,” reads a sign at the entrance to the first major solar power farm…
AFRIMA 2015 WINNERS
The 2015 All Africa Music Award (AFRIMA), an Annual African Union (AUC) initiative to celebrate, honour and reward the best…