Alliance Ethio-Française has presented an art exhibition of paintings by Daniel Asfaw from February 10th to February 25.
A graduate of Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University, Daniel Asfaw’s painting has always been inspired by the experience of life. His meeting with his teacher and mentor, Tadesse Mesfin, has also been a decisive one that he tamed his growth obtaining the right mentorship to devote his entire life to art.
Hailing from a rural background, he enjoys portraying that environment through realistic paintings of the picturesque Ethiopian countryside. He explores his own ideas without any outsides influences.
“Getting closer to one of my best painters of the country already gave me an insightful focus on my work,” he said.
As a young artist, Daniel is exploring the art scene in the country to follow in his instructor’s footsteps and other renowned artists to leave his distinctive print in his upcoming artistic career.
The Weeknd wins two Grammy Awards
During the 58th Grammy Awards held in Los Angles last Monday, Abel Tesfaye a.k.a. The Weeknd won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance and Best Urban Contemporary Album dubbed Beauty Behind the Madness. His blockbuster sophomore album, Beauty Behind the Madness, yielded seven Grammy nominations, including record and album of the year, along with an Academy Award nod for “Earned It”, which appeared on the sound track for the 2015 hit “Fifty Shades of Grey”, The Los Angles Times noted in a recent profile of Abel. “Tesfaye’s breakout year is that much more remarkable given how unlikely a pop star he was,” LA Times wrote. The Ethio-Canadian singer debuted in 2011 with a trilogy of mixtapes that helped usher in a wave of artistes who eschewed conventional R&B boundaries in favor of edgier production. The Weeknd’s chart-topping hit “Earned It,” is also nominated for the 2016 Oscars in the original Song category.
Ethiopia’s popular pop star to tribute John Robinson
Ethiopian musical sensation, Tewdros Kassahun a.k.a. Teddy Afro, has promised that he will be remembering the black American aviator who fought Italy on Ethiopia’s side during Ethio-Italian war 1935-1941. John Charles Robinson (Col.) also known as the Brown Condor of Ethiopia for his remarkable mission he took in helping Ethiopia remain undefeated, is also considered founder of the Imperial Air Force and played a vital role in setting up the aviation service in the country.
According to Yahoshua Israel, author of “The Lion and The Condor” Teddy said that he will remember him in his upcoming album, which is expected to get extra popularity across the country.
“We must remember him. He fought for us and died here,” Teddy told the author. Teddy Afro’s upcoming fourth studio album being composed here and abroad and is gaining much attention after the previous album dubbed “Tikur Sew”. Teddy is well0known for remembering past heroes.
Lij Michael’s new hip hop album release party @ club H2O
One of Ethiopian famous hip hop artistes, Lij Michael’s album release party was held at Club H2O on Friday. Lij Michael released his debut album early this year to inspire the young hip hop artists in Ethiopia.
“Zare Yihun Nege”, loosely translated as Either Today or Tomorrow, has gained success in the Ethiopian hip hop music industry, which some already gave up due to the conservative nature of Ethiopian society towards the music genre. In his recent interview with The Reporter Lij Michael said that the hip-hop music has now become more familiar with Ethiopian audience because of the change in the lyrics.
“We were mimicking their [Western rappers] lyrics and lifestyle failing to comprehend the society we are living in,” he said. Eventually, his single “Zemenay Marye” became popular and is being played in different nightclubs and FM stations. Lij Michael’s album release party was organized by Jorka Events.