The Arba Minch Collective

The Arba Minch Collective is a group of artists, musicians, filmmakers, photographers, poets, creative writers and theater artists from the Ethiopian Diaspora living in North America. Their mission is to pioneer and establish a formal, long-term cultural exchange between the Ethiopian Diaspora, and Ethiopians living in Ethiopia.

This exchange/cross-fertilization brought them to the 1000 Stars Festival in Arba Minch, Ethiopia, in December of 2009. They have also performed at the Music Without Boundaries Festival in Ethiopia which took them to Addis, Gondar, Harar, and other cities.