Weinberg senior Beza Abate may smile when she’s happy, but it’s more likely you’ll find her dancing. “I grew up in Ethiopia, and for any special occasion — wedding holidays, proposals, any occasion ...
A beloved monument to Ethiopia’s traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika, is running on borrowed time, having narrowly escaped demolition. Two decades ago, Fendika was one of 17 ...
On October 14 at the Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael, California, at a performance for 400 middle school students from six different Bay Area Jewish day schools, the members of the Beta Dance Troupe ...
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 ...