Ethiopia Habtemariam named president of music at HYBE America, 'Let's get it'

Ethiopia Habtemariam returns to the music C-Suite as HYBE America's new President of Music.
AllAfrica

Ethiopia: An Interview With Zena - London, Addis Ababa, and Everything in Between.

Interview - Zena is a London-born duo composed of Kokoroko keyboardist Yohan Kebede and bassist Menelik. Informed by their shared Ethiopian heritage, they mix traditional Ethiopian sounds with an ...
The Arts Desk

Éthiopiques: Mulatu Astatke and the Story of Ethiopian Jazz

Falcetto was a promoter of music when he first heard Ethiopian music in 1984. As he explained when I met him, “A friend of mine was a stage manager for a theatre troupe who had been touring Africa and ...
Chicago Tribune

Taxi to ‘Tizita,’ Ethiopian-born musician Hailu Mergia has always put his music first

In Ethiopia, the Amharic word “tizita” conveys varying meanings but all of them have deep emotional resonance. The word can mean a specific melody or the sense of nostalgia that is connected to that ...
Variety

Hybe America Names Ethiopia Habtemariam President of Music

Hybe America has named former Motown and Universal Publishing top exec Ethiopia Habtemariam as president of music, effective immediately. She will be based in Los Angeles and Atlanta. According to the ...