In Ethiopia, the Amharic word “tizita” conveys varying meanings but all of them have deep emotional resonance. The word can mean a specific melody or the sense of nostalgia that is connected to that ...

Go see world music royalty next weekend, when Nigeria's King Sunny Ade plays Downtown LA, and make sure to come early for the opening act: Dexter Story & Wondem. Off-Ramp recommends you go see world ...

It was only after I unwillingly departed the country I love and grew up in that I began immersing myself in the tizita of the past. A tizita is a traditional Ethiopian ballad built around memories. It ...

Podcaster, storyteller, and Ethio-jazz musician Meklit Hadero stops by for a stimulating chat ahead of the LA edition of her acclaimed show “Movement LIVE.” Podcaster, storyteller, and Ethio-jazz ...

I once read the artist Dan Clowes describe Chopin’s Nocturnes as “like listening to ice water”. That description has often resonated with regards to the sound of a solo piano, but never more so than ...