Left: Ayalew Mesfin [Photo by Hannah Brooks]. Right: Hailu Mergia [Photo courtesy of the artist] For many people outside of the Habesha community, their first experience with Ethiopian music came from ...

Hailed as one of the most influential jazz musician to emerge from the African continent, Ethiopian keyboard player and percussionist Mulatu Astatke returns to the UC Theatre in Berkeley, playing two ...

ADDIS ABABA, April 30 (Reuters) - Young Ethiopians packed into the compound of the Swedish embassy in Addis Ababa on Saturday night to savour an "Ethio Jazz" performance, an annual festival that ...

The Ethiopian jazz great will perform at the Howard Theatre on June 23 and 24. Most of us don’t think of music as a science. Mulatu Astatke, the Ethiopian vibraphonist who created the style known as ...

We hear from our listeners on the Lebanon war, pulling bodies from the Tigris River in Iraq, and Ethiopian jazz. You're listening to WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. LIANE HANSEN, host: Time now for ...

A very rare jazz album from a legendary Ethiopian artist is now a lot easier to get a hold of. Hailu Mergia, who’s lived in the DC area for years, debuted “Tezeta” in 1975 with the Walias Band. The ...

YOHAN KEBEDE, Kokoroko’s keyboardist and synth player has announced the launch of ‘Zena’, a new duo formed in conjunction with British bassist and producer Menelik.

“Ethiopian jazz giant Mulatu Astatke has been honored by the world-renowned Berklee College of Music. Mulatu, often dubbed as the father of Ethiopian jazz, was presented honorary doctor of music ...

Looking back at the path that took her from Santa Cruz to Boston to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, violinist Kaethe Hostetter sees opportunities seized and creative gambits that hit pay dirt.

Music from the “Horn of Africa" will be among the sounds heard at the Jazz & Rib Fest next weekend. The Either/Orchestra, specializing in the music of Ethiopia (with leader Russ Gershon at center, in ...

We would like to clarify that these claims are completely false,' said event organiser Krinfund in a statement.