Nowadays, one of the major shows in Addis Ababa is a play entitled Selamta at Jazzamba club. Written and directed by Meaza Worku, the play narrates the story of an indecisive woman and tales of her ...

The Ethiocolor dance group performs at Fendika cabaret in Addis Ababa - Copyright AFP May JAMES The Ethiocolor dance group performs at Fendika cabaret in Addis Ababa ...

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The first time Dr. Ruth Eshel witnessed esketa (which means shoulder dance, in Amharic), she was astounded. “I knew immediately that this was something new and different, something I had never seen ...

Two decades earlier, Fendika was one of 17 "azmari bet" (a venue hosting performances by Ethiopia's azmari musicians) in the Kazanchis district, a neighbourhood harkening back to Addis Ababa's ...

A beloved monument to Ethiopia's traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika is running on borrowed time, having just escaped demolition. Two decades earlier, Fendika was one of 17 ...