Posts Tagged by celebrities

Saturday with Eleni Z. Gabremedhin

Having gone abroad at the age of four, Eleni Z. Gabremedhin lived overseas for most of her life.  The six countries she lived in: namely Ethiopia, USA, Rwanda, Togo, Malawi and Kenya are the homes she knows and the places which played a huge role in shaping who she is. The former student of Cornell… Read more

Nahom Records to pay 100,000 br. for artist Makiya Behailu

By Mikias Sebsibe Mikaya Behailu, a prominent songwriter and performer, was awarded 100,000 birr as a compensation for moral damage last week after the Eighth Civil Bench of Federal High Court found Nahom Records Inc liable for copyright infringement in relation to two of the performer’s songs. Mikaya released her first album entitled Shemametew containing… Read more

The 2010 TIME 100

By Ford (fashion designer and film director) I first met Liya Kebede about 10 years ago in Paris. I was casting models for a show, and Liya came in. She looked me in the eyes, and I was quite literally stunned. Liya, 32, projects an aura of goodness and calm that outshines even her extraordinary… Read more

Artist Eyasu Berhe laid to rest

Eyasu laid to rest , January 20, 2010 (Addis Ababa) – Funeral of the late renowned artist and long time TPLF member, Eyasu Berhe was conducted on Wednesday here at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The late Eyasu passed away at the age of 53 suddenly in Alamata town of the Tigray state on Monday. Senior… Read more

Artist Chachi Taddesse one of the founding members of the newly established transport firm Alliance Transport S.C

A newly established transport company, Alliance Transport S.C., is to introduce a modern city transport service here. According to AfricaNews, the company is to import 100 to 120 buses from Europe to begin operations in Addis Ababa. The company founding members told the media over the weekend that their service includes non-stop service en route… Read more

Teddy Afro Donates 1.1m Br to a local NGO

Ethiopian singer-songwriter Tewodros Kassahun, a.k.a Teddy Afro, handed over more than 1.1 million Br to a local NGO, Elshadai Relief & Development Association on Friday October 29, 2009. The money was obtained from a concert the singer had performed at Addis Ababa Stadium on October 11, 2009 to help people with a life of begging.… Read more

Teddy Afro to perform his first concert since his release at AA Stadium

Ethiopian Singing sensation, Tewodros Kassahun, popularly known as Teddy Afro, is to perform his first public concert since his release from Kality Prison at Addis Ababa Stadium on October 11. At his first press conference since his release three weeks ago, Teddy said that the profit from the concert will contribute to a project to… Read more

Dismissal of Weapons Charge against Wayna

Wayna appeared in court this morning with her attorney, Kyle R. Sampson, to answer the complaint against her. Throughout this process, Wayna was treated just as any other citizen would be treated under the circumstances. It is the usual procedure that persons released on bail return to court within a few days to answer their… Read more

J.Crew partners with Liya Kebede to carry her handmade children’s collection, Lemlem

(NEW YORK) When J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons and team met supermodel, mother of two, and International Goodwill Ambassador Liya Kebede, a relationship was born. Lyons approached Kebede to appear in the April catalog, but both quickly realized their relationship needn’t end there. Not only will Kebede be the first model to be the exclusive… Read more