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 ...
A few weeks ago Rhythm Planet did a feature on the colossal 28 volume Éthiopiques collection covering jazz and pop music from the 1970s and 1980s. Now we look at some modern groups, both Ethiopian and ...
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