It’s amazing how none of my friends seem to remember it. But I remember it clearly. The first time I heard of an Ethiopian rapper was on 120 tv program. They were born in Sweden, a girl and a boy. Both young and sweet looking. The song they made seem to have been adopeted from Shaka Demu’s “murder she wrote”. The music video was done in a supermarket. The idea being he saw her stabbing someone fatally, and she denying. You gotta be there. Now, another Ethiopian is being given credit for her talent. Ethiopian born Wayna Wondwossen has been nominated for her musical talent for the 51st Grammy Award. According to, ethiopolitics, Waynna has been nominated in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category for her “Loving you” feat..
Way to go girl!.
Not a huuuuuge fan of Wayna (probably complex), but it would probably be cool if she won. Mts, I don’t remember the ethio rap either. I can’t say I don’t take pride in my ignorance about it. Btw, i think there is also another ethio guy nominated for an award. For some rock-nek music that I have a hard time concentrating on given the black face. Bizu altamegnim but I will do my ethio part and wish that he wins even if he may not be the best.
If it is you, pleasssse keep writing and, between you and me, I will tell you I will drop you-know-who and become your customer instead. Extending on the tej bet analogy, if that blog is named ’saq-besaq tej bet’, this one would become the mels-azel ‘dem saqi tej bet’. You know our old culture of opening competing businesses next to each other.