A hypnotic mix of musical styles, Ethio-jazz has a fascinating history and is enjoying a comeback at venues across the city – and it’s not just names from the past who are setting the tempo I’m ...

As a history nerd and seeker who has read my fair share of Peter Matthiessen, I’ve found my peak travel moments have tended to occur on the crowded ghats of Varanasi alongside bathing sadhus or among ...

Last week’s Africa Day was an occasion to celebrate the diversity of the continent’s culture, through a music showcase in Addis Ababa, headquarters of the Africa Union, 60 years to the birth of its ...

When the band QWANQWA takes the stage of the BU Global Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17, it’ll be making its Boston debut — as are five of the other groups playing the free event. But if the ...

DJ and cultural consultant Zezi Ifore travels to Addis Ababa to discover 'Ethiopyawi Electronic', an elusive avant-garde scene eagerly showcased by recent Western media. Once on the ground, she ...

ADDIS ABABA: Mulatu Astatke struggled for decades before his name became associated worldwide with a musical genre and he was finally born as the father of Ethio-jazz. Now despite that long journey ...

Them Mushrooms band leader John Katana Harrison (centre) with son Kalume Katana Harrison (left) and brother Billy Sarro Harrison (right) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.(COURTESY.) Them Mushrooms Band is a ...