With organizers projecting more than 3,000 attendees each day, the three-day festival underscores Addis Ababa’s growing stature within the global jazz conversation. Long regarded as the birthplace of ...

In the bustling city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, visitors flock to Fendika cultural hub to listen to live Ethiopian music. Nestled away in the Kazanchis neighborhood, stepping into this azmari bet ...

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 ...

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 ...

"A pillar of the Addis Ababa music scene in the 1970s to the 90’s, Ali’s prodigious output was the result of his skill at organization and self-discipline. His label, Kaifa became a successful ...