Reggae music icons Peter (Peetah) and Memmalatel (Mr Mojo) of Morgan Heritage are scheduled to perform on January 8 at club H2O. Organized by EML events and CTBC Music this event brings the lead vocalist Peetah and the multitalented percussionist and vocalist Mr Mojo of Morgan Heritage.
Morgan Heritage or usually known as Morgan Heritage family is one of the famous reggae bands in the world which was established in 1994 by five artists.
In their two decades long musical career they were able to release a number of successful reggae albums. Their fame started to rise with their first appearance at Reggae Sun Splash in Jamaica. In Jamaica Morgan Heritage began working with famed reggae producers resulting in the release of their critically acclaimed second album “Protect Us Jah” followed by “One Calling” and the spiritually inclined “Don’t Haffo Dread”. They were nominated for a Grammy in the Best Reggae Album category for their 2015 album entitled “Strictly Roots”.
Addis Fine Art opens new gallery
Addis Fine Art announced that it will launch its new gallery in Addis Ababa on January 9 with inaugural exhibitions featuring contemporary Ethiopian artists including Dawit Abebe, Workineh Bezu, Tamirat Gezahegne, Yosef Lule, Leikun Nahusenay, Michael Tsegaye and Emanuel Tegegne.
The group exhibition entitled “Addis Calling” celebrates the breadth and depth of an artistic practice in Addis Ababa through the presentation of works by seven contemporary artists who live and work in the capital.
Addis Fine Art represents international artists, with particular focus on modern and contemporary art from Ethiopia and the diaspora. Since its inception in 2013, Addis Fine Art has provided curatorial and advisory services related to Ethiopian modern and contemporary art to international galleries and private collectors.
Founded by Mesai Haileleul a dealer and curator of Ethiopian art and Rakeb Sile a business consultant, the center aims in engaging with Ethiopian artists and the global art market. Addis Fine Art strives to promote Ethiopian art on a global stage.
“If I Only I Were That Warrior” to be screened in New York
The new documentary film on Ethiopia, “If Only I Were That Warrior” will be screened at the Best African Diaspora International Film Festival on January 9, in New York City. The film will be showing at Teachers College, Columbia University as part of the festival’s three-day program from January 8 to January 10 and will be followed by a Q and A with the filmmaker.
“If Only I Were That Warrior” which was shot in Ethiopia, Italy and the United States narrates personal stories from the Italian Occupation of Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, among Rodolfo Grazian’s numerous crimes against humanity is the brutal Yekatit 12 massacre following a failed assassination attempt against him in February 1937. Graziani unleashed a war of retribution and terror in Addis Ababa and across the country slaughtering as many as 30,000 Ethiopians and imprisoning many more. The film moves from contemporary debate into the history of the invasion through the work of major historians of colonialism like Angelo Del Boca and Richard Pankhurst.
Digital Fukera gaining momentum in motivating youth digitally
Addis Ababa based musical trio known as Digital Fukera is gaining momentum as they take Ethiopian traditional songs of warrior digital to motivate young people.
According to True Africa the group is making another impressive journey after Ejigayehu Shibabaw a.k.a. Gigi in promoting Ethiopia’s traditional music that helped their forefathers fight Italians in the battle of Adwa and several other battles they had with invaders.
The trio have known each other since high school and have been working on music individually too. They’ve now decided to work together under the name Digital Fukera. ‘Digital’ refers to using technology whilst ‘Fukera’ is an ancient tradition in Ethiopia, a kind of poetry warriors use to motivate each other before heading to battle.
So Digital Fukera basically means using technology to motivate people; they’re all about motivating the youth and self-expression. Moreover, the group is known for their activities in promoting prominent people such as Professor Aklilu Lema, who discovered medicine for Bilharzia.
