Category: Reviews

Lately, brides are rethinking what a wedding looks like in the modern world; and, likewise, AMSALE has once again reimagined the modern wedding gown.

Mereba has taken her music to a whole new level, as she can be described as an artist who thrives in discomfort.

This week A Fire Within, executive produced by Liya Kebede, is set to premiere at Atlanta Film Festival.

Timnit Gebru, a prominent woman in Artificial intelligence (AI), is known for her research into bias and inequality in AI.

Weyni Mengesha is the director of the show “Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!,” produced by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre.

The Haile-Manas Academy (HMA) is scheduled to open in Debre Birhan in 2020 as Ethiopia’s top boarding high school focusing on international-standard curriculum.

Jomo featured his most recent works at the spring preview of the Black Artist & Designers Guild in New York City.

The season finale of Marcus Samuelsson’s PBS show on August 14th featured D.C.’s Ethiopian immigrant community.

Addis Ababa is home to a burgeoning women’s movement, including the first openly declared feminist group called Setaweet.

Eden Gebre Egziabher is one of the first owners of an Ethiopian food truck in NYC. She says: I want “to bring my culture to Main Street.”

The New York Times reviews Nafkote Tamirat’s debut novel, “The Parking Lot Attendant.”

The Economist praises Maaza Mengiste’s essay in “The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives” as outstanding, lyrical, and unsettling.

The Kiriku Brothers troupe from Addis Ababa met at circus camp.

A number of Ethiopians have noted on social media the similarities between Ethiopia and Wakanda of the Black Panther movie.

A book release event is being held on January 27th, 2018 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

“Chasing flavors has been my lifelong passion,” says Marcus. PBS said the series, which is in production, will premiere in 2018.

‘Breathe in the Roots’ Filmmaker Shop Talk and screenings are scheduled for next month in Maryland and Virginia.

Wondwossen Dikran has found new opportunities in the film business as the world shifts towards digital platforms.

Ethiopian filmmaker Jessica Beshir is premiering three short films including ‘Hairat’ at various international film festivals this Spring.

Here are a few images of the biggest Ethiopian Diaspora arts and culture stories of 2016 curated from the Tadias instagram Page.

Africology, which has been nominated for the 2016 All Africa Music Awards , has released their first video featuring Teddy Yo.

The Tadias presentation at this year’s DevTalk held at the Newseum on Wednesday focused on three areas of our work.

Dr. Syoum Gebregziabher recounts his time as Mayor of Gonder and his life journey in his memoir “The Symphony of My Life.”

With Hawassa as its headquarter, Aikido Ethiopia is the first training center for the Japanese martial art in East Africa.

WTAE network announced that Bofta Yimam’s weekend morning anchor post starts on Saturday, January 30th, 2016.

2015 – Tadias Reflects on The Year in Photos. We wish all of you the best in the coming year! And we look forward to covering more stories in 2016.

Asserate’s book is timely because this year marks the 70th anniversary of the UN, which the Ethiopian leader helped create.

“It’s not all about Ethiopia, but Ethiopia is the spark of the book,” the writer John Coyne tells Tadias.

Yared Zeleke’s sharp eye for the culture of his homeland is showcased in this tremendous ethnographic debut.

Fox News explores the numerous ethic population centers of Los Angeles, California including Little-Ethiopia.

We look back at some of the top arts and culture stories that captured our attention in 2014. Happy New Year!

Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, a USC film school grad, delves into abduction of girls to be brides in Ethiopia.

The New African Magazine has announced its annual list of ‘Most Influential Africans.’

Jeff Pearce’s new book entitled Prevail shares personal accounts of heroes from Ethiopia’s victory over Mussolini.

The runway show on Oct. 23 & 24th was dubbed the “Editorial Edition” and featured eleven brands from six African countries.

Girma Yifrashewa’s concert coincided with the release of his new CD Love & Peace by Unseen Worlds.

Teddy Afro chats with Tadias Magazine following last week’s performance in New York City.

Meseret Defar came in first in the first clash of the year between the two Ethiopian giants of women’s distance in Zürich on Thursday.

The book aims to inspire young girls in Ethiopia and elsewhere through stories of accomplished Ethiopian women.

In her dual role, Ethiopia Habtemariam, 33, maintains one single focus: “Quality artists who will have careers for a long time.”

All of the kids are second generation Ethiopians between 11 and 16. They played their first gig in San Francisco last winter.

The two Ethiopian singers who performed early Saturday morning at Echostage in D.C.: Mahmoud Ahmed and Teddy Afro.

The Walya Antelopes could not overcome the Super Eagles to book their place in the last eight for the quarterfinals.

NPR reviews Ethiopian Pianist Samuel Yirga’s debut album Guzo.

A new BBC series called “The Ideas Exchange” features entrepreneur Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu.

Kubee Kassaye, a chef at the Peninsula Hotel in NY, has won the 2012 Legacy Award for culinary achievement.

A kickstarter campaign aims to produce a documentary on the history of Armenians in Ethiopia.

In his just-published memoir Marcus recounts his life from Ethiopia to New York via Sweden.

When Dereje came to D.C. in 2001, he found that the Ethiopian community needed a newspaper.