Renowned Ethiopian singer Muluken Melesse died on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., after a long illness, according to his family. He was 73 years old. The vocalist rose to fame at a time of enormous ...

With his first album in 10 years, Mulatu Plays Mulatu, recorded in both London and Addis Ababa, 81 year-old Mulatu Astatke, native of Jimma, Ethiopia and father of Ethio jazz, reimagines a portion of ...

The EAII’s "Echoes of Adwa" AI music contest faces criticism over 70% AI-content rules. Discover why musicians say it ...

Kay Kaufman Shelemay received fellowships and grants for the research and publication process for this book from the National Endowment for the Humanities; the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial ...

When local jazz venues reopened after the pandemic, one name was conspicuously absent from their show calendars: the Either/Orchestra, the Boston band whose daring but swinging approach has earned it ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was “deeply moved” by a rendition of Vande Mataram performed by Ethiopian singers at a banquet hosted in his honour by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy ...

Ethiopia, however, has never been under long term colonial rule. Its cultural diversity amongst local communities, the people and the music, it all comes from this really original place. In Ethiopia, ...

One of the most popular Ethiopian vocalists of the late 20th century, he rose to fame at a time of great political unrest in Ethiopia. Ethiopian singer Muluken Melesse dies at 73 Renowned Ethiopian ...