(Bob Marley, Part II) “Waiting In Vain” This light-hearted theme is again continued and built on by “Waiting In Vain,” a song that personally makes me feel like I’m lying on a... Read more »
(Bob Marley, Part I) One year after the assassination attempt of Bob Nesta Marley, Exodus, a defining work of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ career, was released. Though popular worldwide for mainstream... Read more »
Every rainy season in Ethiopia usually offers a better opportunity for the publishing and distribution of more books and the surge in reading. As schools close down for the long vacation and... Read more »
“I’ll be there for you, ’cause you’re there for me too.” This is the iconic opening line of the famous sitcom TV series – Friends. I was a second-year university student struggling... Read more »
While walking In his garden One morning fine Seeing a snake He felt fear Galloping down His spine. As a Camouflaging trick Attired a green silk While zigzagging in The grass thick... Read more »
I often spend my leisure time watching movies at home. I grew up watching American films, and I can say my childhood is closely associated with them, as my mother was also... Read more »
The current boom in fashion and design in Africa is a relatively recent phenomenon, perhaps dating back to the early years of this century. Previously Africa has never been remarkable for its... Read more »
Addis Ababa’s working class, youths, and people from other works of life have long been tacitly denied the pleasure of recreation. For years, recreations were considered a luxury for the fair reason... Read more »
Absorbed in An anthology of Classic poems On a quiet night With wings of Uptake & delight Unbeknownst to me My soul took flight To wonderland that Whets poetic appetite With musical... Read more »
The piano as a music type or genre has a relatively long history in Ethiopia. If we take the first Ethiopian female pianist, Emahoy Tsegue-Mariam Gebrou, as a point of reference, we... Read more »