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 ...

Though devoted to 1970s grooves, Debo Band has also found inspiration in the contemporary sounds of Ethiopian pop music while developing their own, original compositions. These days it's not uncommon ...

NORTH ADAMS — Music can trace a journey, and in the case of Debo Band, this includes the personal along with the spiritual and sonic. Its mix of Ethiopian pop with tinges of American soul and funk ...

With its rolling grooves, heavy arrangements, funky horn sections, and sophisticated singers, Ethiopian pop music’s so-called golden age (1969-74) bears scant resemblance to any other African style of ...

Falcetto was a promoter of music when he first heard Ethiopian music in 1984. As he explained when I met him, “A friend of mine was a stage manager for a theatre troupe who had been touring Africa and ...

Mulatu Astatke (born 1943) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger best known as the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in the westernEthiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu trained in London, New York City, and Boston ...