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Ethiopian Pianist Girma Yifrashewa to perform at UCLA

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Girma Yifrashewa will perform at a UCLA-sponsored international symposium and festival under the title of Africa Meets North America (AMNA), October 22-25, 2009. Girma is Ethiopian pianist and composer of classical music. He is profiled at AfriClassical.com and has been featured on AfriClassical frequently. The event is being organized by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of [...] (more)

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2010 World Cup Trophy to be displayed in Ethiopia next month

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By Mamo Gebrehiwot (mamo@goodnewsethiopia.com) Addis Ababa (October 7, 2009) – The 2010 World Cup Trophy, football’s greatest prize, will be on display at the Millennium Hall here in the capital from November 17-19, 2009, courtesy of Coca Cola East Africa Bottling Company. Ali Bwana, Sales & Marketing Manager for East Africa Bottling Share Co., said that Ethiopian [...] (more)

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Milestone for Ethiopian church

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An Ethiopian community has gathered to celebrate the anniversary of its first church in Wales. (more)

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Miss Ethiopia bikini pictures - Miss Universe pageant

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Melat Yante, Miss Ethiopia 2009, competed in her BSC Swimwear during the swimsuit segment of the Miss Universe 2009 Presentation Show on Aug. 16 at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. She was in the Bahamas for the 2009 Miss Universe competition which was held in the Imperial Ballroom at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas, live on the NBC Television network on Aug. 23. (more)

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New Book; “Abate Yachin Se’at”

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“Abate Yachin Se’at”: Major General Demissie Bulto and the coup d’état of May 1989. A new Book by Derege Demissie In “Abate Yachin Se’at,” author Derege Demissie narrates the story of his late father, Major General Demissie Bulto. Derege’s story is about the private and public life of his father as well as a number of other [...] (more)

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Oldest human remains found in Ethiopia

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The story of humankind is reaching back another million years with the discovery of “Ardi,” a hominid who lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the famous Lucy, long studied as the earliest skeleton of a [...] (more)

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Teddy Afro to Rock for Charity & honor legendary singer Tilahun Gessesse

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By Yonas Abiye - Addis Abeba — (October 1, 2009) – With the broadest of smiles and well-dressed with his bright T-shirt and dark trousers, Ethiopian pop star Tewodros Kassahun, otherwise known as Teddy Afro, appeared on Monday at a press conference to declare his official come back to the public stage for the first time [...] (more)

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Mind Your Spelling, Please

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Addis Abeba — The gaggle of boys and girls, sitting at the back of the mini-bus were obviously discussing on the future of their education, come the New Year. Besides, during that week, the result of one of the numerous national exams was announced. And so English words were generously sprinkled in the animated conversation. [...] (more)

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Dereje Kebede, Volume 9

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After a hiatus of more than a decade, Dr. Dereje Kebede, the preeminent Ethiopian Christian singer/songwriter of our time, has put out his long awaited latest album Ye-Aadnaquote Qen Le-Egziabhare (A Day of Praise to God) this past summer. The album contains 11 tracks with thought p (more)

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A Conversation with Filmmaker Haile Gerima

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For filmmaker Haile Gerima the travails of life are much like moving images - “a constant journey of restlessness and complexity, until the final rest.” (more)

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Kansas farmers grow Ethiopian staple

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A new "it" grain is blooming in the fields of northwestern Kansas. Teff has a ready-made market of Ethiopian expatriates hungering for a taste of home with virtually no supply of the grain for their beloved injera bread. Teff packs more protein per pound than wheat. And because it produces gluten-free flour, it could open a buffet line of breads and pastas to people with celiac ... (more)

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Demera Celebrated Colorfully Through Out Ethiopia

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Demera Celebrated Colorfully Through Out Ethiopia Source: ENA Demera, eve of the founding of the true cross, was celebrated colorfully through Ethiopia on Saturday among Christian faithful. Here in the capital, the day was celebrated at Maskal Square before thousands of city residents, government officials, resident ambassadors and diplomatic corps. A grand bonfire was lit by the Patriarch of [...] (more)

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A treasure trove of 4.4-million-year-old fossils Found in Afar, Ethiopia - DireTube - Ethiopian Largest Video Sharing Site

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Analysis of a near-complete skeleton of a human ancestor found in Ethiopia radically changes scientists' thinking about the appearance and behavior of our earliest forebears (more)

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First Ethiopian to Climb Mount Everest?

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Sirak Seyoum, an Electrical Engineer living in Nevada, has bold plans for 2010. After hiking over 27 peaks in the U.S., some more than twice, he has set his heart on becoming the first Ethiopian to clim... (more)

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AD of The Day: Adidas “Haile” (Video) at Tadias Magazine

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Ethiopian marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie and American sprinter Tyson Gay go neck and neck in an Adidas spot that offers an interesting insight into the running men and their best performances. (more)

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ቴዲ አፍሮ በአዲስ አበባ ስታዲየም ኮንሰርት ሊያቀርብ ነው

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ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን ከእስር ከተፈታ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በአዲስ አበባ ስታዲየም ጥቅምት 1 ቀን 2002 ዓ.ም. የሙዚቃ ኮንሰርት ሊያቀርብ ነው። ከዝግጅቱ መግቢያ የሚገኘው ሙሉ ገቢ በልመና ላይ ለተሰማሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን ራሳቸውን ለማስቻል እንዲሆን ፈቅዷል። (more)

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Ethiopia – Profile of Filmmaker Haile Gerima – Washington Post

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Ethiopia – Profile of Filmmaker Haile Gerima – Washington Post When Haile Gerima was a young boy in Ethiopia, he sat with his family — his father the playwright, his mother the teacher, his grandmother the storyteller — and announced that when he grew up, he wanted to be a human being without bones so he [...] (more)

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Happy Birthday to the Late, Great Tilahun Gessesse

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Tewodros Kasahun, aka Teddy Afro, once said that the legendary Ethiopian singer, the late Tilahun Gessesse had carried him in his arms when he was a child and bought him Fanta. He praised Tilahun as “the other lion”, in line with Kenenisa Bekele - whom he honoured in an (more)

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Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi on his daughter’s future role in Politics

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Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi’s Daughter seen here. Such target practice by any other Ethiopian would not be tolerated by TPLF Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi on his daughter’s future role in Politics In an interview with Addis Fortune newspaper, Ethiopian Prime Minsiter Meles Zenawi was asked if he would encourage his oldest daughter to have a role and [...] (more)

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Ethiopian Heritage Appreciation Day at Nationals Park

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Ethiopian Heritage Appreciation Day at Nationals Park Mahmoud Ahmed is to Ethiopia what Cliff Richard is to Britain or Johnny Hallyday is to France—someone whose cultural importance far outstrips any recent musical output. The sextuagenarian singer is mostly known to Western audiences via the French “Ethiopiques” compilations, the best of which chronicle his mid-to-late-’70s recordings, [...] (more)

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