Kaethe Hostetter was a busy Boston musician before a trip to Addis Ababa changed her life. Now, she plays with Ethiopian band QWANQWA, which is scheduled to perform at the BU Global Music Festival ...

Originally drawn to Ethiopia because of its historical uniqueness and non-western music, a Ph.D. student is now researching how music and conflict intersect in the country.

Analysis - As the Ethiopian pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou approached the age of 100, fans and music critics from the US to Ethiopia, Israel to Europe have been eagerly rediscovering her ...

R&B star Beyonce Knowles joined year-long millennium celebrations in Ethiopia with a spirited concert in the capital of the Horn of Africa nation.

The golden age of Ethiopian soul music kicked off in the mid '60s with a flurry of horns, eerie keyboards, and whip-crack drumming. Woven through the groove was the strained, conflicted voice of ...

Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including from Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe.

Motown chief Ethiopia Habtemariam talks about the storied label's legacy, its present, and what's in store.

Addis Journal reviews a new CD by the Ethiopian musician, Gossaye Tesfaye: “It’s been some three weeks since Gossaye Tesfaye’s newest Amharic CD, ‘Satamagn bila’ was released.The Amharic phrase ...

<p>As executive VP/head of urban music at Universal Music Publishing Group, Habtemariam has proved to be a savvy prophet of the next big thing. Her signings include Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, J ...

In Ethiopia, journalists and bloggers have long been subjected to imprisonment and terrorism charges, but musicians have been relatively free — until recently. Over the past year, what activists call ...

NEW YORK – Universal Music Group said Wednesday that it has promoted Ethiopia Habtemariam to the posts of executive vp/head of urban music for Universal Music Publishing Group and senior vp of ...