13 Sep 2016
Great music is usually presumed to belong to the imagination of the singer. Hardly do producers,...
Arefaynie Fantahun
About
Arefaynie Fantahun is an Addis Ababa-based journalist and blogger focusing on music, society, arts, and travel. His writing has appeared in the Mail & Guardian’s Voices of Africa, Afro pop Worldwide, the Reporter, and the Daily Monitor.
Article Contributions
20 Jun 2016
In his book Abyssinie Swing: A Pictorial History of Modern Ethiopian Music (2001), Francis Falceto...
30 May 2016
Fans of Ethiopian jazz guitarist Girum Gizaw have something to look forward as the artist is set to...
27 Apr 2016
Fans of the Ethiopian masenqo player Getamesey Abebe were plunged into mourning following the death...
20 Apr 2016
In a crowded music space, artists need to strategically position themselves if they are to get the...
07 Apr 2016
Influential Ethiopian jazz saxophonist Getachew Mekuria died on Monday 4 April, aged 81.
31 Mar 2016
Modern Ethiopian music has come a long way since its inception during the 1950s. This text provides...
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Arefaynie Fantahun
