The performance of Ethiopian minstrels (azmari) in the Gondar area of Northern Ethiopia can be seen in various social settings including life cycle celebrations, annual events of the Ethiopian ...

Weh-weh, weh-weh, goes the azmari on his masenko. The Amharic word azmari comes from the word azemere, which means singing (for God). In fact the masenko was used in the time of St. Yared, the famous ...

Azmari entertainment can be fostered as a tourist attraction in Ethiopia, writes Ambessaw Assegued ([email protected]). Aba Zafu, the court jester of Emperor Haile Selassie, entertains the nobility ...