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Send us a textPart three of our guests feature; Visual Anthropologist, Writer, Photographer and filmmaker; Professor Shawn Hailemariam Sobers.His research has spanned a wide range of topics, including; Rastafari, Ethiopian and Caribbean cultures, Emperor Haile Selassie's time living in Bath, community media, creative education, trans-Atlantic slavery, disability & walking, religion, and photography & generative AI. His recent book, 'Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture & Narrative: Tings in de House', was published by Routledge in 2023. He co-founded Firstborn Creatives production company in 1999 with Rob Mitchell, and made programmes for BBC 1, ITV West and Channel 4. A notable film is Shawn Directed and Produced the documentary 'Footsteps of the Emperor', with presenter Benjamin Zephaniah, about Emperor Haile Selassie's time living in exile.Connect with Professor Shawn Hailemariam Sobers : www.shawnsobers.comDisclaimer : Reggae Uprising Podcast does not own any of the rights to any of the music or extracts featured. It is used only as a tool of education, upliftment and empowerment for and of people of the diaspora.Subscribe & Connect : www.danieal.live/podcastOfficial Merch : www.dgarms.com

Send us a textPart two of a three part feature, this weeks guest is a Visual Anthropologist, Writer, Photographer and filmmaker; Professor Shawn Hailemariam Sobers.His research has spanned a wide range of topics, including; Rastafari, Ethiopian and Caribbean cultures, Emperor Haile Selassie's time living in Bath, community media, creative education, trans-Atlantic slavery, disability & walking, religion, and photography & generative AI. His recent book, 'Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture & Narrative: Tings in de House', was published by Routledge in 2023. He co-founded Firstborn Creatives production company in 1999 with Rob Mitchell, and made programmes for BBC 1, ITV West and Channel 4. A notable film is Shawn Directed and Produced the documentary 'Footsteps of the Emperor', with presenter Benjamin Zephaniah, about Emperor Haile Selassie's time living in exile.Connect with Professor Shawn Hailemariam Sobers : www.shawnsobers.comDisclaimer : Reggae Uprising Podcast does not own any of the rights to any of the music or extracts featured. It is used only as a tool of education, upliftment and empowerment for and of people of the diaspora.Subscribe & Connect : www.danieal.live/podcastOfficial Merch : www.dgarms.com

Send us a textPart one of a three part feature, this weeks guest is a Visual Anthropologist, Writer, Photographer and filmmaker; Professor Shawn Hailemariam Sobers.His research has spanned a wide range of topics, including; Rastafari, Ethiopian and Caribbean cultures, Emperor Haile Selassie's time living in Bath, community media, creative education, trans-Atlantic slavery, disability & walking, religion, and photography & generative AI. His recent book, 'Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture & Narrative: Tings in de House', was published by Routledge in 2023. He co-founded Firstborn Creatives production company in 1999 with Rob Mitchell, and made programmes for BBC 1, ITV West and Channel 4. A notable film is Shawn Directed and Produced the documentary 'Footsteps of the Emperor', with presenter Benjamin Zephaniah, about Emperor Haile Selassie's time living in exile.Connect with Professor Shawn Hailemariam Sobers : www.shawnsobers.comDisclaimer : Reggae Uprising Podcast does not own any of the rights to any of the music or extracts featured. It is used only as a tool of education, upliftment and empowerment for and of people of the diaspora.Subscribe & Connect : www.danieal.live/podcastOfficial Merch : www.dgarms.com

*The National Trust Podcast is changing.* From March 2025 the National Trust Podcast will look different so we can bring you more immersive stories in Nature, History and Adventure. Stay on this stream for our new nature podcast, Wild Tales, and look out for our new history podcast, Back When. Remember to follow your favourite shows from National Trust Podcasts to be the first to hear new episodes as they arrive.  We'd love to hear from you: please get in touch with feedback, thoughts or your ideas for stories at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk Journey to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and Mottisfont garden in Hampshire, to discover a story of heritage and horticulture through two of the world's most prestigious rose collections. We meet Princess Esther Selassie Antohin, founder of Heritage Watch Ethiopia, to explore the Tsegereda Rose Garden Project, an initiative that restores a link to Ethiopia's imperial legacy and also tackles climate conservation challenges. The International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) has twinned the Tsegereda rose garden with one of the most important rose gardens in the world, the National Trust's Mottisfont. Uncover surprising connections between Ethiopia and the UK – from Emperor Haile Selassie's wartime exile in Bath, to Sylvia Pankhurst, an English activist who championed Ethiopia's independence.  Follow the fight to keep this heritage alive through extraordinary roses.    Discover a story of gardens that have transcended borders to become symbols of heritage, resilience, and international collaboration. [Ad] Open the door to more with a National Trust membership. As well as free entry and parking at over 500 places we care for, you'll receive: • Access to our online Members' Area, full of exclusive member-only content, • A yearly handbook packed with visit inspiration, • And our award-winning member magazine 3 times a year. Now also available digitally. Become a National Trust member:  nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member. For a taste of the digital magazine, visit nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes, or if you're a member and you'd like to switch, look for My Account on the website. Production Producer and host: Jesse Edbrooke Sound Design: Jesus Gomez Discover more We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference. Nature, beauty, history. For everyone, for ever. You can donate to us at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/donate   Read more about International National Trust Organisation Twinning (INTO) project www.into.org/withstanding-change-twinning/ Visit Heritage Watch Ethiopia website www.hwethiopia.org Find out more about Mottisfont's Rose Garden, Hampshire, England www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/mottisfont/the-rose-garden-at-mottisfont If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk  

Conflicted comes to the end of our Ethiopia series with an episode beginning at the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974, and charting the country's tumultuous course through the late 20th century. This was a time characterised by a brutality the country had not witnessed before, as the Communist military dictatorship, known as the Derg, wreaked havoc on the country. Ethiopia in the 70s and 80s was one dominated by horrifying episodes of mass death – from the Red Terror which engulfed the country in 1977 to 1978, to the terrible famine in the 1980s which caught the world's attention, birthing Live Aid and songs from Western Musicians to raise money, which would come to be so common (if later criticised) in the decades to come. It was also an era of Cold War intrigue, with Ethiopia thrust into wider geopolitical games involving the US and the USSR – even Cuba! – as well as warring with its neighbours and, eventually, with its own dictatorship.  Thomas and Aimen bring our discussion of the fascinating and fraught land of Ethiopia to a close with a tour de force, as they discuss all this and more, also setting up the context for the Tigray war which took place in Ethiopia in 2020 - 2022, with devastating consequences. And if you want to find out more about the Tigray War, we recently completed an episode for our Conflicted Community with journalist Martin Plaut, to explain the specifics of the conflict. New Conflicted Season 5 episodes will be coming every two weeks, but if you want to have your Conflicted fix every single week, then you'll have to join our Conflicted Community. Subscribers will get bonus episodes every other week, and can also join our Conflicted Community chatroom, where you can interact with fellow dearest listeners, discuss episodes past and future, get exclusive messages from Thomas and Aimen, ask future Q&A questions and so much more. All the information you need to sign up to the Conflicted Community is on this link: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/  Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a short emergency interlude into Syria, Conflicted Season 5 returns to our exploration of the fascinating land of Ethiopia. Moving now to the 20th century, where one man dominated the country: Emperor Haile Selassie, King of Kings. Haile Selassie is a name synonymous with a few things: Ethiopia's age of regal power in the 20th century; being the only African monarch to withstand Western colonialism; and, of course, the religion in Jamaica which reveres him as a god, Rastafarianism. But Haile Selassie himself was actually much more human, more mortal, than all this implies – to look at his life is to understand how the modern Ethiopian state came to be formed, or rather, failed to be formed… In this episode, Thomas and Aimen give us an in depth look at Ethiopia in the 20th century, from Haile Selassie's prophesied birth, to the political machinations that brought him to power, and how he cemented it in this tumultuous time for his country. The wider geopolitics of his reign were fascinating too, which saw Mussolini's fascist Italians invade, Western powers joining to expel them in World War 2, and a period of rule afterwards where Selassie preached African unity while himself conquering neighbouring lands. We'll talk about Selassie in Bath, his resplendent tours throughout Europe, thrilling visits to the League of Nations, and yes, the religion set up in his name to revere him, Rastafarianism. New Conflicted Season 5 episodes will be coming every two weeks, but if you want to have your Conflicted fix every single week, then you'll have to join our Conflicted Community. Subscribers will get bonus episodes every other week, and can also join our Conflicted Community chatroom, where you can interact with fellow dearest listeners, discuss episodes past and future, get exclusive messages from Thomas and Aimen, ask future Q&A questions and so much more. All the information you need to sign up to the Conflicted Community is on this link: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/  Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes. We're looking at key moments in Ethiopian history, as it's 50 years since Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a military coup. We start our programme looking at the moment a military junta called the Derg who ousted the monarchy in September 1974. Then, we hear how, before this, the Emperor lived in exile in Bath, in the west of England.Our expert guest is Hewan Semon Marye, who is junior professor at the University of Hamburg in Germany. Then, Abebech Gobena who founded an orphanage and was known as Africa's Mother Teresa. Following that, the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor, discovered in 1994. Finally, the Axum Obelisk, returned to Ethiopia in 2005, after being looted by Italy's fascist dictator. Contributors: Lij Mulugeta Asseratte Kassa – relative of Haile Selassie. Professor Shawn-Naphtali Sobers – University of the West of England, Bristol. Professor Hewan Semon Marye – Ethiopian Studies and Contemporary North-East African Studies at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Hannah Merkana – raised in Abebech Gobena's orphanage.Professor Yohannes Haile Selassie – Paleoanthropologist.Michele Daniele – Architect.(Photo: Haile Selassie in his study. Credit: Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

In 1936, Haile Selassie came to Bath in the west of England to escape Mussolini and the fascists who had invaded Ethiopia.He bought a property – Fairfield House - and moved his entire family and staff there. He quickly became the talk of the town.The local paper ran daily updates on the Emperor's schedule and dispelled rumours such as the Emperor's beard "having turned white with anguish" or that he was keeping lions in the basement.Haile Selassie also made a point of indulging in local amusements and even took a trip to the Tropicana outdoor swimming pool in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare.Selassie returned to Ethiopia in 1940 after the British helped remove Mussolini. He never forgot his time in Bath and renamed one of his palaces Fairfield in tribute to the British city.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

In 1936, Haile Selassie came to Bath in the west of England to escape Mussolini and the fascists who had invaded Ethiopia.He bought a property – Fairfield House - and moved his entire family and staff there. He quickly became the talk of the town.The local paper ran daily updates on the Emperor's schedule and dispelled rumours such as the Emperor's beard "having turned white with anguish" or that he was keeping lions in the basement.Haile Selassie also made a point of indulging in local amusements and even took a trip to the Tropicana outdoor swimming pool in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare.Selassie returned to Ethiopia in 1940 after the British helped remove Mussolini. He never forgot his time in Bath and renamed one of his palaces Fairfield in tribute to the British city.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

Haile Selassie was Emperor of Ethiopia. His dynasty ruled for centuries, supposedly descending from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. In 1974 he was overthrown in a coup by a Marxist-Leninist military junta called the Derg. Over the following months, the insurrectionists executed 60 members of Haile Selassie's government, before murdering the former Emperor in his bed in 1975. Lij Mulugeta Asseratte Kassa is a relative of Haile Selassie. He spent time with the Emperor in the days leading up to the coup and was imprisoned for nine years by the Derg. He speaks to Ben Henderson.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: Terry Fincher/Express via Getty Images)

Content warning for discussion of genocide, torture, mutilation, rape, and slavery Hey, Hi, Hello, this is the History Wizard and welcome back for Day 15 of Have a Day w/ The History Wizard. Thank you to everyone who tuned in for Day 14 last week, and especially thank you to everyone who rated and/or reviewed the podcast. I hope you all learned something last week and I hope the same for this week. This week marks the 6th part of our mini series of currently ongoing genocides and humanitarian crises. Episode 2 was on Palestine, Episode 11 was on Congo, episode 12 was on Sudan, episode 13 was on Xinjiang, episode 14 was on Rakhine State, and today's episode will cover the genocide that is ongoing in Tigray in Ethiopia. Let's see what the Alchemist's Table has in store for us this time. Today's libation is called Memories of Summer. Muddle some mint and strawberries in the bottom of your shaker, add .5 oz of simple syrup, 2 oz of gunpowder gin, stir well for about 30 seconds before double straining over ice and topping with lemonade. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and enjoy. Now it's time for everyone's favorite part, it's time for the historical context. Tigray is both the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia, as well as an ethnicity. Tigray is known as the birthplace of Ethiopian civilization and their motto is “There is no mountain we would not climb.” That's fucking badass. When the Scramble for Africa began at the end of the 19th century CE barely 10% of africa was under EUropean colonial control, and by the time World War 1 broke out more than 90% of the country had been colonized, with only Liberia and Ethiopia remaining free states. While Ethiopia remained under its own sovereign control, this was in large part because they willingly allied themselves with Great Britain. In fact many Ethiopian troops fought on the side of Britain during the Mahdist War in Sudan that we discussed on Day 12. Part of Ethiopia's independence also came from their alliances with Italy. King Menelik II of Ethiopia signed the Treaty of Wuchale with Italy in 1889. This treaty guaranteed Ethiopian sovereignty as long as Italy could control areas north of Ethiopia's currently held territory (in areas that are now the nation of Eritrea) and in return Ethiopia would receive arms and munitions and Menelik would have Italian support as emperor. Menelik would remain emperor from 1889 until his death in 1913. Though, it is worth noting that Etiopia was only able to maintain its sovereignty because of their victory during the Italo-Ethiopian War that ran from January 1895 until October 1896. The beginning of Menelik's rule was marked by severe tragedy though as it coincided with the 1890s African rinderpest epizootic. Which is a very fancy way of saying that disease killed 90% of Ethiopia's cattle and that this, combined with a drought caused by reduced rainfall killed about 1/3rd of the country's population. The virus, known as Rinderpest, is potentially thought to have been introduced into Eritrea in 1887 by Indian cattle brought by the Italians for their campaign against Somalia. Lack of rainfall from as early as 16 November 1888 led to famine in all but southernmost provinces; locusts and caterpillar infestations destroy crops in Akele Guzay, Begemder, Shewa, and around Harar. Conditions worsened with a typhus epidemic, a major smallpox epidemic (1889–90), and cholera outbreaks (1889–92). Making the beginning of Melenik's rule really fucking bad. Near the end of his life Melenik was filled with with concern over issues of succession. He hadn't yet picked an heir and if he died without one his nation would descend into civil war and would become ripe for the picking for European colonial powers. He would eventually settle on one of his grandchildren Lij Iyasu, as his heir. Iyasu would only reign for about 3 years before being deposed on charges of converting to Islam. Ethiopia had been a Christian kingdom since King Ezana of the Aksumite Empire adopted Christianity as the official religion in the 4th century CE. There's no definitive proof that Iyasu converted to Islam at any point in his life, but there was enough “proof” that everyone felt comfortable stipping him of authority and giving it to Haile Selassie. He served as the Regent for Empress Zedwditu from 1916 until her death in 1930, and after her death served as Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until he was deposed in 1974 by the Derg following the 1973 oil crisis. Derg or Dergue is Amharic (a Semitic language descended from Ge'ez, which is the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. It translates as committee or council. Now, Ethiopia would fall under partial Italian control during the 1930s as part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War between Fascist Italy and Ethiopia, and while Italy would have some successes during this war, they'd never attain full control over Ethiopia, making Ethiopia the only African nation to not ever fall under colonial control. Some would argue that Liberia would fall under that umbrella as well, but considering that Liberia, as a nation, was artificially created by the US as a place for freed slaves to return to, I don't think it qualifies. Haile Selassie as the emperor of Ethiopia would be one of the founding members of the United Nations. Haile Selassie's rule ended on 12 September 1974, when he was deposed by the Derg, a committee made up of military and police officers. After the execution of 60 former government and military officials, the new Provisional Military Administrative Council abolished the monarchy in March 1975 and established Ethiopia as a Marxist-Leninist state. The abolition of feudalism, increased literacy, nationalization, and sweeping land reform including the resettlement and villagization from the Ethiopian Highlands became priorities. Mengistu Haile Mariam would become the ruler of Ethiopia following the fall of Haile Selassie until in May 1991, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) forces advanced on Addis Ababa from all sides, and Mengistu fled the country with 50 family and Derg members. He was granted asylum in Zimbabwe as an official guest of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Now the period of Derg rule is also known as the Ethiopian Civil War. It lasted from 1974 until 1991. The Derg in its attempt to introduce full-fledged socialist ideals, fulfilled its main slogan of "Land to the Tiller", by redistributing land in Ethiopia that once belonged to landlords to the peasants tilling the land. Although this was made to seem like a fair and just redistribution, the mismanagement, corruption, and general hostility to the Derg's violent and harsh rule coupled with the draining effects of constant warfare, separatist guerrilla movements in Eritrea and Tigray, resulted in a drastic decline in general productivity of food and cash crops. Although Ethiopia is often prone to chronic droughts, no one was prepared for the scale of drought and the 1983–1985 famine that struck the country in the mid-1980s, in which 400,000–590,000 people are estimated to have died.  Hundreds of thousands fled economic misery, conscription and political repression, and went to live in neighboring countries and all over the Western world, creating an Ethiopian diaspora community for the first time in its history. Insurrections against the Derg's rule sprang up with ferocity, particularly in the northern regions of Tigray and Eritrea which sought independence and in some regions in the Ogaden. The Ethiopian Civil War left at least 1.4 million people dead, with 1 million related to famine and the remainder from violence and conflicts, which is one third of population.  In July 1991, the EPRDF convened a National Conference to establish the Transitional Government of Ethiopia composed of an 87-member Council of Representatives and guided by a national charter that functioned as a transitional constitution. In 1994, a new constitution was written that established a parliamentary republic with a bicameral legislature and a judicial system. Mengistu's authoritarian military regime faced organized opposition for all of its fourteen years of rule. Opposition groups including the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP), a rival Marxist–Leninist group, and the Tigray-based Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of ethnic democratic forces, led armed resistance to the Derg in a conflict known as the Ethiopian Civil War. The Derg used violence, commonly enacted through military campaigns, to suppress dissidents. In 1976, the Derg instigated the Qey Shibir (Ethiopian Red Terror), a violent political repression campaign targeting the EPRP.  Under Mengistu's leadership, the Derg did not only rely on state personnel to carry out the Qey Shibir; it also armed militias and civilian supporters and granted "genuine revolutionaries and patriots" impunity, further localizing state violence.  The Qey Shibir resulted in 50,000 fatalities.  In addition, many victims of the Qey Shibir were subjected to torture, exile, and sexual assault. The Qey Shibir and the 1983-1985 famine, an event partly created and exacerbated by the government's military policies, increased popular support for the EPRDF, which successfully overthrew Mengistu's regime in 1991. As we entered the 21st century ethnic tensions began to increase between the people of northern Ethiopia, specifically in the Tigray region and the rest of the nation.  Data from the Minorities at Risk (MAR) project were used by Charles E. Riddle to study the degrees of discrimination by the dominant Amharas against the non-dominant ethnic groups in Ethiopia from 1950 to 1992, during the later reign of Emperor Haile Selassie and that of Mengistu Haile Mariam of the Derg. Amharas dominated during the Haile Selassie epoch.  Systematic discrimination against Afars occurred throughout the period. Tigrayans were initially culturally assimilated with the Amharas, speaking Amharic, and suffered little discrimination. Under the Haile Selassie government, the Oromo language was legally banned from education, public speaking and use in administration. During the Haile Selassie regime, the Harari people were persecuted. The imperial forces ordered the confiscation of Harari property and mass arrests of Harari men, as a result an estimated 10,000 Hararis fled their homeland in 1948. The Derg culturally rejected the Tigrayans, who decreased their usage of Amharic, reverting to Tigrinya, and discrimination against the Tigrayans became strong. Eritreans, treated by MAR and Riddle as an ethnic group, and Somalis were strongly discriminated against throughout the period. The Oromos were initially strongly discriminated against, but adopted Amharic as their official language when the Derg came to power, and discrimination against them dropped. Both the Haile Selassie and the Derg governments relocated numerous Amharas into southern Ethiopia where they served in government administration, courts, church and even in school, where Oromo texts were eliminated and replaced by Amharic. In the aftermath of the Ogaden War during the 70s, Hararis, Somalis and Oromo Muslims were targeted by the Derg Government. This leads us to needing to talk about the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. The Tigray People's Liberation Front, also called the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, is a left-wing ethnic nationalist, paramilitary group, and the former ruling party of Ethiopia. The TPLF was in charge of Ethiopia from the time the Derg was overthrown in 1991 until 2018. Now it's finally time to get to the beginnings of the Tigray Wart and the Tigray genocide. To do that we need to discuss the 2020 Tigray regional election. As we stated previously, Tigray is a regional state of Ethiopia, and in 2020 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia postponed the 2020 general election over concerns of COVID 19. Tigray decided to hold their elections anyway, regardless of the proclamation made by Ahmed. Their election was considered illegal by the Ethiopian federal government. The TPLF won 98.2 percent of the vote. After years of increased tensions and hostilities between the TPLF and the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea, fighting began when TPLF forces attacked the Northern Command headquarters of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), alongside a number of other bases in Tigray. The ENDF counterattacked from the south – while Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) began launching attacks from the north – which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described as a "law enforcement operation". The war officially ended in November 2022. On 2 November 2022, the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan leaders signed a peace accord, with the African Union as a mediator, and agreed on "orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament". The agreement was made effective the next day on 3 November, marking the two-year anniversary of the war. As part of this process, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed TPLF's Getachew Reda as head of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray, and the Ethiopian parliament removed the TPLF from its terrorism list. But where does the Tigray Genocide come into play? Why are we talking about this civil war in this podcast? Let's get into it. Issued on Tuesday, June 4th  by the United States-based New Lines Institute, aa 120-page draft quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent reports that Ethiopian forces and their allies carried out “acts constituting the crime of genocide” during the conflict, which ran between 2020-22. The authors call for Ethiopia to be brought before the International Court of Justice. In a report issued in September 2023, the United Nations said war crimes and crimes against humanity were still being committed nearly a year after government and Tigrayan regional forces agreed to end the fighting. It says the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), alongside the allied Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) and assorted regional militia “possessed the intent to destroy Tigrayans as an ethnic group”. At least four acts constituting the crime of genocide are noted in the report: killing Tigrayans, causing serious bodily or mental harm, deliberately inflicting conditions of life upon Tigrayans calculated to bring about their destruction, and imposing measures intended to prevent births among Tigrayans. Additionally, the finger is pointed at social media posts made by “certain individuals” that constitute public incitement to genocide. Ethiopia, which has been accused of seeking to prevent international scrutiny, has repeatedly denied that its forces carried out war crimes during the conflict. Eritrea has claimed such accusations against it are defamatory. However, the new report, which took two years to compile and features the contribution of dozens of legal experts, backs up the findings of the UN by stating that there is “reasonable basis to believe” that the countries are responsible for war crimes and/or crimes against humanity. In conclusion, the authors call on the international community to put pressure on Ethiopia via bilateral relations, as well as bringing the country before the ICJ. The war had a devastating impact on the healthcare system of Tigray; of the 853 health facilities in the region, 86% were at least partially damaged; 232 of them were left "completely unusable", and 28 were destroyed entirely. It also led to a higher rate of maternal and infant mortality in the Tigray Region. In a study funded by UNFPA Ethiopia and UNICEF Ethiopia, it was estimated that maternal mortality rates had increased from 186 deaths per 100,000 people pre-war to 840 deaths per 100,000 people post-war. According to Tigrayan health official Tsegay Gidey, 81% of mothers in the Seharti Samre woreda had birth defects, and 32 newborn infants had died between January–June 2023. Although the war largely came to a halt after the peace agreement was signed, Eritrea continues to occupy parts of Tigray as of mid-2023. The EDF has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of people in northern Ethiopia since November 2022; from 17 to 25 November alone, Eritrea was reported to have destroyed 241 houses and killed at least 111 people. by 30 December, it was estimated that Eritrean and Amhara forces killed 3,700 since the signing of the peace deal. The Tigray Health Bureau noted that 852 cases of rape and sexual assault were reported between November and December 2022; according to aid workers and interviews with survivors, most of these were committed by Eritrean forces. As of January 2023, over half of Irob district was occupied by Eritrea. Irob advocacy groups and former residents have described it as a "de-facto annexation" of the area. A religious Irob leader told The Guardian in August 2023 that Eritrea was blocking off international aid to the area, and lamented that "there has been no improvement for us since the peace."  In January 2024, Human Rights Watch reported that authorities and regional forces were still forcibly expelling Tigrayans from their homes in the Western Tigray Zone, which is largely inaccessible to humanitarian agencies. Additionally, nearly 40% of the Tigrayan population is suffering from extreme food shortages, a situation made worse by the World Food Program's suspension of aid deliveries in May 2023. All the available evidence points to a continued genocide against the Tigray people from the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea as they as systematically denied food, water and access to medical care.  The Tigray Genocide is often described as “The War The World Forgot”, and based on the West's general attitude towards Africa this feels right. Especially when I account for the fact that I, a genocide studies scholar didn't even know about the Tigray Genocide until 2024. I account this a failure on my part, but also on the part of the global mainstream media that this never even came across any of the news websites I frequent, nor the social media websites I, more often, get reputable news from. That's it for this week folks. No new reviews, so let's get right into the outro. Have a Day! w/ The History Wizard is brought to you by me, The History Wizard. If you want to see/hear more of me you can find me on Tiktok @thehistorywizard or on Instagram @the_history_wizard. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to Have a Day! On your pod catcher of choice. The more you do, the more people will be able to listen and learn along with you. Thank you  for sticking around until the end and, as always, Have a Day, and Free Tigray.          

Turning Tides: Italian Strides will discuss the hundred years of Italian history which shaped Italian politics up to the present-day. The third episode, The Eagle, the Lion, and the Fox, will cover the period from 1923 to 1943, in which Mussolini and his fascist empire rose and fell.If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1. Thank you for your support!Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.Researched and written by Joseph PasconeEdited and revised by Melissa Marie BrownIntro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion ArrayWebsite: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcastEmail: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.comIG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksentEmail: antiksent@gmail.comEpisode 3 Sources:The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: Fourth Edition: From 3500 B.C. to the Present, by R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. DupuyFrom Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europes, by John ConnellyModern Italy: A Political History, by Denis Mack SmithThe Force of Destiny: A History of Italy since 1796, by Christopher DugganPrevail: the Inspiring Story of Ethiopia's Victory over Mussolini's Invasion, 1935 - 1941, by Jeff PearceFlawed Commanders and Strategy in the Battles for Italy, 1943 - 45, by Andrew Sangster & Pier Paolo BattistelliHomage to Catalonia, by George OrwellTranscript of Emperor Haile Selassie's speech at the League of Nationshttps://www.marxists.org/Wikipedia

#Ethiopia: Several civil wars ongoing and the establishment of a Transitional Justice Working Group of Experts.. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1933 JERUSALEM   Empress Menen Asfaw (1883-1962), wife of  Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, with large group of people including clergy, near an automobile in Jerusalem.

In this episode, we delve into the extraordinary life and legacy of Tesfaye Sahlu, affectionately known as Ababa Tesfaye. Ababa Tesfaye was not just a comedian; he was a prolific children's storybook author and a former singer who left an indelible mark on Ethiopian entertainment. His story takes an unexpected turn as we explore his role in boosting the morale of Ethiopian troops during the Korean War as part of the Kagnew Battalion. Join us as we uncover the remarkable journey of a man who received accolades from none other than Emperor Haile Selassie himself and recognition from the Ethiopian Fine Art and Mass Media Prize Trust. Discover how Ababa Tesfaye's contributions transcended entertainment, making him a revered figure in Ethiopian history. Tune in to this episode to learn about the life and career of a true Ethiopian icon and celebrate the rich tapestry of his achievements. For more engaging stories and insightful discussions, subscribe to our podcast today. Don't miss a single episode!

Sierra Leone is grappling with a serious substance crisis. A cheap and illegal synthetic drug known as Kush that is wreaking havoc among the youth. Around 500 schools have been shutdown in Cameroon. Will they open in time for the new school year? Plus what's life like as the great granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie?

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 883, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: the cold war 1: In the 1970s Linus Pauling advocated huge doses of this to battle the common cold. vitamin C. 2: By the end of the Cold War the population of this "sleeping giant" was over 1 billion. China. 3: The Red Scare of the 1950s destroyed many careers, including that of this father of the atomic bomb. Robert Oppenheimer. 4: "Dr. Mom" recommends this brand's cold and cough syrups. Robitussin. 5: Tool nickname for the Soviet flag, lowered for the last time over the Kremlin on December 25, 1991. hammer and sickle. Round 2. Category: the virgin mary 1: This man was her husband. Joseph. 2: It's the crowded town Mary traveled to in order to record her name during the census. Bethlehem. 3: The angel who "announced" Mary's pregnancy to her. Gabriel. 4: Jesus entrusted Mary to the "Beloved Disciple", traditionally this author of the gospel that tells the story. John. 5: It's the town where Mary lived when Luke first mentions her. Nazareth. Round 3. Category: medical tests 1: A finger stick is done to draw this. blood. 2: Patch and scratch tests can determine if you have one or more of these. allergies. 3: Not a soldier, the G.I. in an upper G.I. is this tract. gastrointestinal. 4: From the Latin for "life appearance", this procedure takes a sample of tissue, fluid or cells for study. a biopsy. 5: CTs and MRIs have largely replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group. a spinal tap. Round 4. Category: kings and queens 1: The Old Testament says she visited King Solomon in order to test him by asking him to solve several riddles. the Queen of Sheba. 2: In 1992 this queen of England agreed to pay income tax. Queen Elizabeth II. 3: This 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was guillotined in 1793. Marie Antoinette. 4: King Bhumibol reigned for 70 years in this Asian nation once known as Siam. Thailand. 5: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia claimed descent from the Queen of Sheba and this Biblical king. Solomon. Round 5. Category: of madison 1: James Madison was known as the "Father of" this document and was also it's last surviving signer. the Constitution. 2: The James Madison Building is the largest of the 3 Capitol Hill buildings that make up this library. the Library of Congress. 3: This family estate of James Madison shares its name with a Vermont city. Montpelier. 4: Madison made a lousy cabinet choice in John Armstrong, who didn't think D.C. needed defending in thi war. the War of 1812. 5: James Madison succeeded Thomas Jefferson as President of the U.S. and as rector of this university. the University of Virginia. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 883, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: the cold war 1: In the 1970s Linus Pauling advocated huge doses of this to battle the common cold. vitamin C. 2: By the end of the Cold War the population of this "sleeping giant" was over 1 billion. China. 3: The Red Scare of the 1950s destroyed many careers, including that of this father of the atomic bomb. Robert Oppenheimer. 4: "Dr. Mom" recommends this brand's cold and cough syrups. Robitussin. 5: Tool nickname for the Soviet flag, lowered for the last time over the Kremlin on December 25, 1991. hammer and sickle. Round 2. Category: the virgin mary 1: This man was her husband. Joseph. 2: It's the crowded town Mary traveled to in order to record her name during the census. Bethlehem. 3: The angel who "announced" Mary's pregnancy to her. Gabriel. 4: Jesus entrusted Mary to the "Beloved Disciple", traditionally this author of the gospel that tells the story. John. 5: It's the town where Mary lived when Luke first mentions her. Nazareth. Round 3. Category: medical tests 1: A finger stick is done to draw this. blood. 2: Patch and scratch tests can determine if you have one or more of these. allergies. 3: Not a soldier, the G.I. in an upper G.I. is this tract. gastrointestinal. 4: From the Latin for "life appearance", this procedure takes a sample of tissue, fluid or cells for study. a biopsy. 5: CTs and MRIs have largely replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group. a spinal tap. Round 4. Category: kings and queens 1: The Old Testament says she visited King Solomon in order to test him by asking him to solve several riddles. the Queen of Sheba. 2: In 1992 this queen of England agreed to pay income tax. Queen Elizabeth II. 3: This 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was guillotined in 1793. Marie Antoinette. 4: King Bhumibol reigned for 70 years in this Asian nation once known as Siam. Thailand. 5: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia claimed descent from the Queen of Sheba and this Biblical king. Solomon. Round 5. Category: of madison 1: James Madison was known as the "Father of" this document and was also it's last surviving signer. the Constitution. 2: The James Madison Building is the largest of the 3 Capitol Hill buildings that make up this library. the Library of Congress. 3: This family estate of James Madison shares its name with a Vermont city. Montpelier. 4: Madison made a lousy cabinet choice in John Armstrong, who didn't think D.C. needed defending in thi war. the War of 1812. 5: James Madison succeeded Thomas Jefferson as President of the U.S. and as rector of this university. the University of Virginia. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Author and educator Tsehi E. Farrell speak of her book, Woven Into The Fabric. In her words, from her zestful life, she says. This is a previous interview worth reintroducing as we continue to remember and celebrate Tsehi.   What was it like to enchant Emperor Haile Selassie and become engaged to his grandson? Tsehi takes us on that journey and the overthrowing of the Emperor. Woven Into The Fabric - Into The Very Fabric Of Our Lives God Has Spun Gold.  

City Scenes is a new feature on Ara City Radio. Every Thursday we will be focusing on the musical legacy of a different city, looking at some of the most famous musicians from that city and listening to some of the music that is being made in it today. We´ll be going through the Alphabet from A-Z and this week we begin with Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia, a country in Eastern Africa that in recent years has been troubled by a devastating civil war but which has a huge musical history. To focus our journey through the musical legacy of the city, Tom focused on one particular style of music known as Ethio-Jazz, A genre that brings together elements of western Jazz with traditional Ethiopian scales and melodies, that is widely credited as being created by a musician called Mulatu Astatke. Mulatu Astakte studied music in London and Berklee in the 1950s and 60s before returning to Addis Ababa where he began to introduce western instruments, rhythms and techniques to the traditional music of his homeland. He called this new style Ethio-Jazz. Addis Ababa of the 1970s was a vibrant and exciting city with a busy nightlife. Bands´led by Mulatu Astatke and other famous musicians such as Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemeyahu Eshete performed in the city´s many nightclubs and Jazz Bars every night of the week. Unfortunately this all came to a sudden and unnatural end when a military dictatorship known as the Derg held a coup and deposed the Emperor Haile Selassie in 1975. This put a sharp halt to nightlife and subdued the music scene in Addis Ababa, stifling the city´s flourishing creativity. It wasn´t until the end of the dictatorship in 1987 when music was given a chance to resurface. New musicians stepped forward and the legends of the Ethio-Jazz scene returned to playing live. This ushered in a new golden era for Ethio-Jazz in the 1990s where musicians such as Samuel Yirga picked up the mantel and took the genre in new directions. These days, Ethio-Jazz still holds an influence on the pop music being made in Addis Ababa. This can be heard in the music of musicians like Yohannes Alemu. While the country still remains troubled, pop music serves as a tool for artists to push democratic and social causes, as is the case with the music of Tedy Afro, one of the countries biggest modern-day pop-stars. I would like to thank Solomon, for helping me out with my research for this installment of City Sounds. We will be back next week for B and we´re looking at Bristol.

This series is dedicated to honoring His Imperial Majesty, Lord of Lords, King of Kings and the Conquering Lion of Judah, Haile Selassie.Each episode in this series will focus on a different aspect relating to His Imperial Majesty, from the foundations of the motherland, to his linage, life and works. Each episode will be accompanied by the high vibrations of brothers and sisters which will serve as the soundtrack to these works. We've already shared so much knowledge throughout this series and this episode is no different. In fact we packed in so much, this is the longest of all of the episodes.In this final episode as part of this series honoring His Imperial Majesty, we discuss the coronation, Leonard Howell, Rastafari, Musolini, Shashamane, just one of His Imperial Majestys iconic speeches and his works before his transition.The frequencies featured in this final episode are seen below;Hail H.I.M - Burning SpearElijah Prophet - King of KingsGarnet Silk - Kingly CharacterAfrican - Peter ToshDennis Brown - Shashamane LivingJimmy Cliff - The Harder they comeBob Marley - WarBob Marley - Selassie is the ChapelGive thanks for the sources of information used in the research of this episode as seen below;https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/selassie-haile-1892-1975/https://thehaileselassie.com/Early_Years/https://thehaileselassie.com/Haile_Selassie_Children/https://thehaileselassie.com/Haile_Selassie_As_A_Teen/https://www.biography.com/political-figure/haile-selassie-ihttps://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/speeches-global-african-history/1963-haile-selassie-towards-african-unity/https://rastafari.tv/significance-84th-coronation-imperial-majesty-emperor-haile-selassie-1st/https://rastafari.tv/november-2-1930-haile-selassie-was-crowned-emperor-of-ethiopia/https://jamaicans.com/abouthim/https://debate.uvm.edu/dreadlibrary/cardillo.htmlhttps://blackamericaweb.com/2016/11/02/little-known-black-history-fact-haile-selassie/https://darcfoundation.org/ras-leonard-percival-howell-the-first-rasta/https://darcfoundation.org/h-i-m-emperor-haile-sellassie-i-visit-to-jamaica-april-1966/https://face2faceafrica.com/article/read-emperor-haile-selassies-iconic-1963-speech-that-inspired-bob-marleys-hit-song-warhttps://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-real-story-of-the-last-days-of-emperor-haile-selassie-of-ethiopiaPlease subscribe if you feel the vibe and connect with Danieal via www.danieal.co.ukDisclaimer : Reggae Uprising Podcast does not own any of the rights to any of the music or extracts featured. It is used only as a tool of education, upliftment and empowerment for and of people of the diaspora.

This series is dedicated to honoring His Imperial Majesty, Lord of Lords, King of Kings and the Conquering Lion of Judah, Haile Selassie.Each episode in this series will focus on a different aspect relating to His Imperial Majesty, from the foundations of the motherland, to his linage, life and works. Each episode will be accompanied by the high vibrations of brothers and sisters which will serve as the soundtrack to these works. In this series dedicated to celebrating His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie, King of Kings, Lord of Lords and the Conquering Lion of Judah we have already laid the foundations of these works by focusing on ethiopia and its bountiful natural beauties, sacred sites, as well as the dynasty of kings leading to him fulfilling his lifes prophecy.In the final two episodes we will explore just a few aspects of his legendary life. This episode focuses on his early life, family, rise to the throne, works pre coronation and the reasoning behind why this episode is entitled prophecy.The frequencies featured in this episode are below;Fantan Mojah - Hail the KingTaurus Riley - Jah Jah Run TingsMorgan Heritage - 23rd PsalmEtana & Alborosie - BlessingsKen Boothe - Freedom StreetAskala Selassie - Warrior EmpressPressure Buss Pipe - King Selassie IGive thanks for the sources of information used in the research of this episode as seen below;https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/selassie-haile-1892-1975/https://thehaileselassie.com/Early_Years/https://thehaileselassie.com/Haile_Selassie_Children/https://thehaileselassie.com/Haile_Selassie_As_A_Teen/https://www.biography.com/political-figure/haile-selassie-ihttps://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/speeches-global-african-history/1963-haile-selassie-towards-african-unity/https://rastafari.tv/significance-84th-coronation-imperial-majesty-emperor-haile-selassie-1st/https://rastafari.tv/november-2-1930-haile-selassie-was-crowned-emperor-of-ethiopia/https://jamaicans.com/abouthim/https://debate.uvm.edu/dreadlibrary/cardillo.htmlhttps://blackamericaweb.com/2016/11/02/little-known-black-history-fact-haile-selassie/https://darcfoundation.org/ras-leonard-percival-howell-the-first-rasta/https://darcfoundation.org/h-i-m-emperor-haile-sellassie-i-visit-to-jamaica-april-1966/https://face2faceafrica.com/article/read-emperor-haile-selassies-iconic-1963-speech-that-inspired-bob-marleys-hit-song-warPlease subscribe if you feel the vibe and connect with Danieal via www.danieal.co.ukDisclaimer : Reggae Uprising Podcast does not own any of the rights to any of the music or extracts featured. It is used only as a tool of education, upliftment and empowerment for and of people of the diaspora.

This series is dedicated to honoring His Imperial Majesty, Lord of Lords, King of Kings and the Conquering Lion of Judah, Haile Selassie.Each episode in this series will focus on a different aspect relating to His Imperial Majesty, from the foundations of the motherland, to his linage, life and works. Each episode will be accompanied by the high vibrations of brothers and sisters which will serve as the soundtrack to these works. In this episode we will be focusing on His Imperial Majesty's dynasty. The legacy of the Solomonic Dynasty holds excellence, wisdom and secrets that every brother and sister should know. We should take inspirational stories from this divine dynasty and use it lessons to progress our own individual family units, which the vision to unify withn one another. We have the power to build a collective dynasty that is unbreakable. This episode features the Ethiopian Royal Standard of The Kings of The Solmonic Dynasty, an extremely brief history timeline overview of the dynasty, the genesis of the dynasty, the Kingdom of Axum, the battle of Adwa and story of Empress Taytu Beytul and Negu Negast Menelik II.The frequencies featured in this episode are below;Damian Marley & Nas - Africa Must Wake UpJah 9 - Humble MiKabaka Pyramid & Damian Marley - Red, Gold & GreenBob Marley - Forever Loving JahBlack Uhuru - Whole World is AfricaSizzla - Solid As a RockUpper Cut Band ft Xana Romeo - Selassie I ForeverGive thanks for the sources of information used in the research of this episode as seen below;https://rastafari.tv/divine-meaning-symbols-ethiopian-royal-standard-kings-solmonc-dynasty-imperial-crest-royal-ethiopian-flag/https://rastafari.tv/solomonic-kings-ruled-ethiopia-3000-bc-without-break/https://rastafari.tv/quick-facts-kingdom-king-david-ethiopia/https://rastafari.tv/emperor-menelik-ii-of-ethiopia-1844-1913/https://www.afa-afa.org/african-queens/empress-taytu-betul?rq=menelikhttps://rastafari.tv/african-victory-colonization-battle-adwa-adowa-1896/https://www.ethiovisit.com/aksum/36/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%CA%BDezhttps://afktravel.com/104120/10-things-didnt-know-kingdom-of-aksum/7/Please subscribe if you feel the vibe and connect with Danieal via www.danieal.co.ukDisclaimer : Reggae Uprising Podcast does not own any of the rights to any of the music or extracts featured. It is used only as a tool of education, upliftment and empowerment for and of people of the diaspora.

This series is dedicated to honouring His Imperial Majesty, Lord of Lords, King of Kings and the Conquering Lion of Judah, Haile Selassie.Each episode in this series will focus on a different aspect relating to His Imperial Majesty, from the foundations of the motherland, to his linage, life and works. Each episode will be accompanied by the high vibrations of brothers and sisters which will serve as the soundtrack to these works.Throughout this episode we will feature musical works of brothers and sisters of Ethiopia apart from the works you are about to hear which was recorded in Kingston, Jamaica. So as not to disrupt the flow of the episode I will not be naming the titles of each works but they are all in the description of this episode.In this episode we will be focusing on his home and the land of his lineage, Ethiopia. We will set the scene for what is to come from this series. There is so much knowledge, wisdom and history to be shared about this sacred place that in this short period of time we will only scratch the surface of Ethiopia's infinite depths.The frequencies featured in this episode are below;Bongo Trevor Campbell - Ithiopia, Land of Our FathersChewa - Aster AwekeEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Mezmur Mahidere Melekot - MahiberYegelle Tezeta - Mulatu AstakeOh Africa - Teddy AfroNeckchalehu - Eyob MakonnenLaychal Yelem - Haile RootsGive thanks for the sources of information used in the research of this episode as seen below;https://www.ethiovisit.com/ethiopia-basic-facts/64/http://rastaites.com/the-ark-of-the-covenant/https://www.africanholocaust.net/kebranegast/https://absoluteethiopia.com/lalibela-ethiopia-an-introduction-in-ethiopias-top-destination/https://ethiopia.me.uk/the-twelve-rock-cut-churches-complex-in-lalibela/https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/lalibela-ethiopia/https://sacredsites.com/africa/ethiopia/sacred_sites_ethiopia.htmlPlease subscribe if you feel the vibe and connect with Danieal via www.danieal.co.ukDisclaimer : Reggae Uprising Podcast does not own any of the rights to any of the music or extracts featured. It is used only as a tool of education, upliftment and empowerment for and of people of the diaspora.

Hailu Mergia is one of Ethiopia's most virtuoso keyboard magicians. On the accordion, keyboard, piano or melodica, he conjures up playful and mystical melodies. He is inspired by traditional folk songs of his homeland and underlays them with modern funk and jazz grooves. Imagine you get into a taxi, and at the wheel is a legendary keyboardist from Ethiopia! Hailu Mergia spent almost 20 years ferrying customers around Washington DC, jamming on his instrument while waiting for the next ride. His unusual career began in the rural province of Sheva, where he was born in 1946. In the 70s, he became part of the Walias Band, the house band at Addis Ababa's hip Hilton Hotel. He experienced first-hand the difficult time around 1974 when Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown by the DERG regime. To get around the curfew, his Walias Band simply played non-stop from midnight to five o'clock. In the 80s, he moved to the USA, where he kept his head above water with various jobs, but never forgot his love for music. In 2013, he made a comeback after the label "Awesome Tapes From Africa" reissued his classics. In the soundtrack, he tells us about companions like Mulatu Astatke, role models like Jimmy Smith and about the turbulent times in Ethiopia in the 70s. | Shownotes at www.wdr.de/k/soundtrackvon Von Adrian Nowak.

Join Ayuko Babu, director of the Pan African Film Festival, Eric Mann, and Channing Martinez in conversation on the 30th Annual Pan African Film Festival. The Pan African Film Festival will host a hybrid festival this year from April 19th to May 1st 2022. Film Screenings will take place at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills 4020 Marlton Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90008 There will be a an accompanying Artfest in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 3650 MLK Jr. Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008 Tickets for films can be purchased online at paff.org Voices from the Frontlines strongly encourages you to attend in person as much as you can. Babu, Eric and Channing speak about what it means to host a Black film festival in 2022 in the mists of COVID 19, and during a international conflict between the U.S., Nato, Ukraine, and Russia. Babu tells us of the history behind this conflict and speaks about how film is one of the most important mediums to speak about and learn about international struggles and national liberation movements across the African diaspora and beyond. Films we speak about: Cuba in Africa: The dramatic untold story of 420,000 Cubans– soldiers and teachers, doctors and nurses– who gave everything to end colonial rule and apartheid in Southern Africa. Famadihana (Lève tes morts): In 1752 in La Reunion, Soa, a formerly enslaved Malagasy woman, thinks she has found a tunnel that would take her back to Madagascar. When her maroon village falls under the threat of slave hunters, Soa has to face an inevitable choice, abandon her family or flee to finally return home. Fanon Yesterday, Today: Legendary Martiniquan intellectual Franz Fanon died in December 1961, but his thoughts and writings still reverberate throughout many social movements and struggles across today's world. Through the testimonies of Fanon's comrades and the people who knew him, Hassane Mezine explores Fanon's eventful life, providing new insight into Fanon - the freedom fighter, the intellectual and the man. Ferguson Rises: Before an explosive global uprising condemned the murder of George Floyd, there was a small town in Missouri that erupted in protest after the murder of Mike Brown Jr. It was this small town and its people that propelled Black Lives Matter to international prominence and inspired a new global civil rights movement.... Grandpa Was An Emperor: Follow Yeshi Kassa, great-granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, as she embarks on a personal quest to discover what happened to her closest relatives during the coup of 1974.... Doctor Gama (Doutor Gama): Based on the biography of Luiz Gama, one of the most important characters in Brazilian history, a Black man who used laws and courts to free more than five hundred enslaved people.... Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story: (OPENING NIGHT FILM) An insightful look into the life and ascent of legendary, iconic, and mystic Gospel Singer Mahalia Jackson. This film focuses on her search to balance her gift, love, and her activism during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Listen in on a deep conversation and introspection on Black film and revolutionary organizing using your favorite podcasting app. Then send your comments and reflections to eric@voicesfromthefrontlines.com and channing@voicesfromthefrontlines.com

African Day, also known as African Liberation Day is the day where Africans across the world celebrate the hard-fought  freedom from colonial powers. On 25 May 1963, representatives of thirty African nations met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, hosted by Emperor Haile Selassie. By then more than two-third of the continent had achieved independence, mostly from imperial European states. At this meeting, the then Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was founded, with the initial aim to encourage the decolonisation of Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, and Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). The organisation pledged to support the work conducted by freedom fighters, and remove military access to colonial nations. A charter was set out which sought to improve the living standards across member states. Emperor Selassie exclaimed, "May this convention of union last 1,000 years. Africa Day continues to be celebrated both in Africa and around the world, mostly on 25 May.    In 2021 African communities across the world decided to come together to celebrate and commemorate African day on Clubhouse (CH) - an audio based social media platform. A 24 hours commemoration marathon was hosted in the “Africa Day Club” on CH. The event brought together Africans residing in the continent and Africans in the rest of the world.    Africa Day 2021 also featured incredible speakers including Her Excellency Ambassador Arikana Chihombori Quao.

In 1941, Italian colonial rule in East Africa ended when Mussolini's soldiers made a dramatic final stand in the northern Ethiopian town of Gondar. After a bloody battle, General Guglielmo Nasi surrendered to troops from the British empire and Ethiopian fighters loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie. Simon Watts listens to an account in the BBC archive from Rene Cutforth, who was then a British army officer and later became a distinguished BBC war correspondent. PHOTO: Italian soldiers surrendering in the build-up to the Battle of Gondar (Getty Images)

David Gornoski meets with the President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie. Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie starts the discussion by commenting on the civil unrest that is currently brewing in Ethiopia and what lies at the heart of the conflict. He also comments on Ethiopia's vanishing Christian heritage; the end of the Solomonic dynasty; the Prince's last memories of Emperor Haile Selassie; challenges faced by modern-day Africa; the resurgence of Identity Politics in America; Black Lives Matter and African folk religion; and more. Visit the Crown Council of Ethiopia's website here. Watch more THINGS HIDDEN films from David Gornoski here.

REVELATIONS ON RAS TAFARI by Clinton Chisholm In this concise analysis of the Ras Tafari movement's most foundational beliefs, Clinton Chisholm provides shocking perspectives on the origins of the movement, the misconceptions concerning Emperor Haile Selassie's names and titles and alleged connections with King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. He highlights the mistaken belief that modern Ethiopia is mentioned in the Bible and points out some weaknesses in the Kebra Nagast. Drawing on his training in the biblical languages, the former Baptist Pastor chides Rastas on their pronunciation of 'Jesus' and 'Jah' Chisholm will no doubt 'lose friends and irritate people' for his radical views on black consciousness in the chapter dealing with whether Jesus Christ was Black and Dreadlocked. In the latter chapters of the book the self-styled Christian Apologist tackles those who see the Rastafari faith as superior to Christianity and he pits Emperor Haile Selassie's views on religion, Christianity and the Bible against the views of Rastas. The book closes with appendices in which Chisholm tackles the views of Professor Rex Nettleford and the late Barbadian 'Dread' Dr. Ikael Tafari. Clinton Chisholm had worked in the Resident Magistrates' Courts straight out of high school. He is an educator since 1979 (high school, university, and seminary) and a Baptist pastor for some 14 years in Jamaica and South Florida. He was also a national radio host in Jamaica, a newspaper columnist, and a musician. He has also published three books to date. He has been married for 44 years to Flora and is blessed with two adult children and a grandson. https://www.amazon.com/Revelations-Ras-Tafari-Clinton-Chisholm/dp/1436362431 http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/clinchisholm.mp3

How much do you know about the Rastafari faith? Join one of the most educated Christian clergymen as he dives deep into the faith and culture of Rastafari and how to evangelize this beloved people group. Hear about his unique ways of preaching, his controversial writings that provoke deep thought, and the projects he's pursuing now to equip others around the world. Hear about the history and narrative of Ras Tafari, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and how to respectfully challenge the beliefs of a Rasta without losing a friend.

David Gornoski, the host of A Neighbor's Choice, is joined by the grandson of Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie. Prince Ermias takes us through a brief history of Haile Selassie's reign, the founding of the League of Nations, as well as his own experience growing up during the Marxist revolution in Ethiopia. Is there a similarity between the current social unrest in America and the Marxist revolution in Ethiopia? How does economic development under monarchy compare to modern-day democracy? What must Ethiopia do to move past toxic tribalism and unite? Listen to the full podcast for a riveting conversation on Ethiopian history, the rise and fall of Marxism, America's foreign policy with regards to Ethiopia, and more. Email A Neighbor's Choice with a guest suggestion, story tip or question at hello@aneighborschoice.com Visit the A Neighbor's Choice website at aneighborschoice.com

TORCH Goes Digital! presents a series of weekly live events Big Tent - Live Events! Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. In conversation with Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King. This event is also part of the North-east Africa Forum at the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. Hosted by Elleke Boehmer, Professor of World Literature in English (English Faculty, University of Oxford). Professor Boehmer is currently the Director for the Oxford Centre for Life Writing (OCLW) based at Wolfson College, and former Director of TORCH (2015-17), and also leads on the 'Writers Make Worlds' project - https://writersmakeworlds.com/ Biographies: Maaza Mengiste is the author of the novels, Beneath the Lion's Gaze, selected by the Guardian as one of the 10 best contemporary African books; and The Shadow King, a finalist for the LA Times Books Prize, a New York Times' Notable Book of 2019 and one of TIME's Must-Read Books of 2019. She is the recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters award, the Premio il ponte, and fellowships from the Fulbright Scholar Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Capital, and LiteraturHaus Zurich. Her work can be found in The New Yorker, New York Review of Books, Granta, the Guardian, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and BBC, amongst other publications. In conversation with: Birhanu T. Gessese Birhanu was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is now studying Humanities at Kenyon College, USA. He is currently on a year abroad studying English Literature at Exeter University, UK. He likes to compose stories, work with the camera, and illustrate in ink pen. Along with Korranda Harris, he recently interviewed Maaza Mengiste for Africa in Words. Professor Richard Reid (History Faculty, University of Oxford) is a historian of modern Africa, focusing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With a particular interest in the culture and practice of warfare in the modern period, part of Professor Reid's research interests includes the more recent armed insurgences, especially those between 1950s and the 1980s. https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-richard-reid Professor Tsehai Berhane-Selassie Tsehai Berhane-Selassie taught social-anthropology, gender, and development studies in Universities in Ethiopia, the USA, the UK, and Ireland. She has published on Ethiopian Warriorhood, and gender issues in Ethiopia. 'The Shadow King' Synopsis: Published by Canon Gate. 'DEVASTATING' Marlon James, 'A MODERN CLASSIC' Andrew Sean Greer, 'INCREDIBLE' Lemn Sissay, 'BRILLIANT' Salman Rushdie, 'MAGNIFICIENT' Aminatta Forna, 'EPIC' Mary Morris, 'WONDERFUL' Laila Lalami, 'UNFORGETTABLE' The Times, 'REMARKABLE' New York Times ETHIOPIA. 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men before the Italians invade. Hirut and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury the dead. When Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia quickly loses hope, it is Hirut who offers a plan to maintain morale. She helps disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor and soon becomes his guard, inspiring other women to take up arms. But how could she have predicted her own personal war, still to come, as a prisoner of one of Italy's most vicious officers? The Shadow King is a gorgeously crafted and unputdownable exploration of female power, and what it means to be a woman at war.

TORCH Goes Digital! presents a series of weekly live events Big Tent - Live Events! Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. In conversation with Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King. This event is also part of the North-east Africa Forum at the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. Hosted by Elleke Boehmer, Professor of World Literature in English (English Faculty, University of Oxford). Professor Boehmer is currently the Director for the Oxford Centre for Life Writing (OCLW) based at Wolfson College, and former Director of TORCH (2015-17), and also leads on the 'Writers Make Worlds' project - https://writersmakeworlds.com/ Biographies: Maaza Mengiste is the author of the novels, Beneath the Lion's Gaze, selected by the Guardian as one of the 10 best contemporary African books; and The Shadow King, a finalist for the LA Times Books Prize, a New York Times' Notable Book of 2019 and one of TIME's Must-Read Books of 2019. She is the recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters award, the Premio il ponte, and fellowships from the Fulbright Scholar Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Capital, and LiteraturHaus Zurich. Her work can be found in The New Yorker, New York Review of Books, Granta, the Guardian, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and BBC, amongst other publications. In conversation with: Birhanu T. Gessese Birhanu was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is now studying Humanities at Kenyon College, USA. He is currently on a year abroad studying English Literature at Exeter University, UK. He likes to compose stories, work with the camera, and illustrate in ink pen. Along with Korranda Harris, he recently interviewed Maaza Mengiste for Africa in Words. Professor Richard Reid (History Faculty, University of Oxford) is a historian of modern Africa, focusing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With a particular interest in the culture and practice of warfare in the modern period, part of Professor Reid's research interests includes the more recent armed insurgences, especially those between 1950s and the 1980s. https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-richard-reid Professor Tsehai Berhane-Selassie Tsehai Berhane-Selassie taught social-anthropology, gender, and development studies in Universities in Ethiopia, the USA, the UK, and Ireland. She has published on Ethiopian Warriorhood, and gender issues in Ethiopia. 'The Shadow King' Synopsis: Published by Canon Gate. 'DEVASTATING' Marlon James, 'A MODERN CLASSIC' Andrew Sean Greer, 'INCREDIBLE' Lemn Sissay, 'BRILLIANT' Salman Rushdie, 'MAGNIFICIENT' Aminatta Forna, 'EPIC' Mary Morris, 'WONDERFUL' Laila Lalami, 'UNFORGETTABLE' The Times, 'REMARKABLE' New York Times ETHIOPIA. 1935. With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men before the Italians invade. Hirut and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury the dead. When Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia quickly loses hope, it is Hirut who offers a plan to maintain morale. She helps disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor and soon becomes his guard, inspiring other women to take up arms. But how could she have predicted her own personal war, still to come, as a prisoner of one of Italy's most vicious officers? The Shadow King is a gorgeously crafted and unputdownable exploration of female power, and what it means to be a woman at war.

Today in history: Space Shuttle Endeavour blasts off. Tyco executives indicted. Steven Biko dies in police custody. Senator John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. Emperor Haile Selassie deposed.   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Admas, a quartet of young Ethiopian musicians living in exile in Washington DC, had a ball recording an album of synth-heavy, funked up versions of Ethiopian classics. 'Sons of Ethiopia ' was soon forgotten but became cult among fans of ethiojazz. Now reissued by Frederiksberg Records, it reflects happier times from a generation that "just escaped" the worst of the Derg. Some records are far more than the sum of their parts, and Sons of Ethiopia is one such. The seven tracks were recorded in 1984 by the band Admas: Henock Temesgen, Abegasu Shiota, Tewodros “Teddy” Aklilu and Yousef Tesfaye. Like so many Ethiopian expats in the U.S. at the time, the four young men had fled the Derg: the military junta that deposed Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974. As the White Terror gave way to the Red Terror, over a million people died in the violence. Aklilu, the band's keyboard player, left Addis in 1977, aged 15, just before the worst of the Red Terror began. “It was so sad, kids killed each other,” he told RFI on the line from Addis. “I went to the U.S. and basically closed my ears for the next two or three years.” Aklilu closed his ears to the horror, but opened them to exciting new music. When bass player Henock Temesgen, an old school friend, arrived in Washington DC in 1980 they began playing together. “It was a very dark time but we found our cocoon, our own friends, playing in each other's houses. We tried to create our own group, our own happy times,” said Temesgen. The need to experiment The two friends played in a band called Gasha and took up residency at the Red Sea, a lively Ethiopian restaurant in Washington. They would open for big Ethiopian names like Aster Aweke, playing instrumentals to audiences of expats, many of whom had lost friends and family in the civil war. While they enjoyed traditional Ethiopian music, they immersed themselves in the sounds of their new home with its go go funk, jazz, highlife, samba and roots reggae. Brazilian jazz fusion band Azymuth, The Crusaders and Spyro Gyra were big influences, they said. “In DC you got to hear a lot more of what the world has to offer, than in Ethiopia, and it's very natural that when you hear something you want to experiment with it,” Aklilu explained. What's more, there were new tools like Moog keyboards, synthesisers and electric guitars to play with. Joined by drummer Yousef Tesfaye and multi-instrumentalist Abegasu Shiota, the musicians expressed their more experimental side under the new name of Admas. “Abagasu liked to work with computers, he had a four track very basic recorder and started playing with it, said it would be nice to record something,” Temesgen said. They scraped the funds together to record seven tracks and had 1,000 copies pressed. They sold a few, paid off their debts, but didn't make any money. “We didn't have any business sense,” Aklilu laughed. “We still don't!” Re-shaping songs from happier times They recorded instrumental, high-tech versions of songs largely from “the golden era, the good old days, Ethiopian music from happier times” Temesgen explained. “The experimentation was not in the melody but in the harmonisation and rhythm,” said Aklilu. They did “a reggae-ish version” of Wed Enate, put samba rhythms into Samba Shegitu and paid tribute to Ghanaian highlife on Bahta's Highlife although, as Aklilu admitted, it owes more to Congolese soukous. On Tez Alegn Yetintu, the band drew out its melancholic blues feeling. “It's a popular song and we played it in half time, so for a lot of people the melody would be very slow. But we played it like a really melancholic blues song.” The age group that just escaped Spurred on by the optimism of their youth, Admas bent some of these melancholic old melodies into new shapes. “I think the music you can hear on the album is our experience of America basically, it was more hopeful than sad,” said Aklilu. “And also our personalities come through the music,” Temesgen continued. “During that time our personalities were optimistic and hopeful.” “We were not damaged by the revolution, we escaped, we were lucky. And I think the album might reflect that age group that just escaped.” Still fresh today The men moved on, went their separate ways and forgot about the album. Then decades later, Aklilu was contacted by Andreas Vingaard, founder of NY-based Frederiksberg Records. A big fan of Francis Falceto's Ethiopiques compilations, Vingaard had stumbled on Sons of Ethiopia and wanted to reissue the record. “When I heard Admas for the first time, it sounded very different from any other Ethiopian music I had heard,” he told RFI. “It's clearly Ethiopian, but it's different and familiar at the same time. It's incredible to me that so many years later it still has a real freshness to it.” The men were surprised the album had generated new interest. “We didn't know but a lot of people have been collecting it and liked it; it was being sold for a lot of money on eBay. Somebody said the album had a cult following,” Aklilu recalled. “It is great music,” Temesgen admitted, but “I didn't think people outside the Ethiopian community would know about the way I felt.” “It will be a surprise for this generation I think,” said Aklilu. The beat goes on in Addis   Three of the band members have made successful careers in music. Aklilu now works on music research projects and sometimes tours with Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro, Temesgen has become a prominent music educator and Shiota is one of the country's top recording engineers. They've played together and don't rule out releasing another Admas album one day. The music scene in Ethiopia is “very vibrant” the Admas duo said, with lots of young bands playing in a range of genres: ethio-jazz, pop music and traditional. But this promising scene is hamstrung by heavy import taxes of up to 300 percent on musical instruments, which are deemed luxury items. “It's killing the music here, it's really damaging us,” regretted Aklilu. “Musicians can't afford instruments; it's one thing the government needs to change so music can grow in this country.” Sons of Ethiopia, on vinyl and cd, complete with detailed liner notes, is available here.   

Admas, a quartet of young Ethiopian musicians living in exile in Washington DC, had a ball recording an album of synth-heavy, funked up versions of Ethiopian classics. 'Sons of Ethiopia ' was soon forgotten but became cult among fans of ethiojazz. Now reissued by Frederiksberg Records, it reflects happier times from a generation that "just escaped" the worst of the Derg. Some records are far more than the sum of their parts, and Sons of Ethiopia is one such. The seven tracks were recorded in 1984 by the band Admas: Henock Temesgen, Abegasu Shiota, Tewodros “Teddy” Aklilu and Yousef Tesfaye. Like so many Ethiopian expats in the U.S. at the time, the four young men had fled the Derg: the military junta that deposed Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974. As the White Terror gave way to the Red Terror, over a million people died in the violence. Aklilu, the band’s keyboard player, left Addis in 1977, aged 15, just before the worst of the Red Terror began. “It was so sad, kids killed each other,” he told RFI on the line from Addis. “I went to the U.S. and basically closed my ears for the next two or three years.” Aklilu closed his ears to the horror, but opened them to exciting new music. When bass player Henock Temesgen, an old school friend, arrived in Washington DC in 1980 they began playing together. “It was a very dark time but we found our cocoon, our own friends, playing in each other’s houses. We tried to create our own group, our own happy times,” said Temesgen. The need to experiment The two friends played in a band called Gasha and took up residency at the Red Sea, a lively Ethiopian restaurant in Washington. They would open for big Ethiopian names like Aster Aweke, playing instrumentals to audiences of expats, many of whom had lost friends and family in the civil war. While they enjoyed traditional Ethiopian music, they immersed themselves in the sounds of their new home with its go go funk, jazz, highlife, samba and roots reggae. Brazilian jazz fusion band Azymuth, The Crusaders and Spyro Gyra were big influences, they said. “In DC you got to hear a lot more of what the world has to offer, than in Ethiopia, and it’s very natural that when you hear something you want to experiment with it,” Aklilu explained. What’s more, there were new tools like Moog keyboards, synthesisers and electric guitars to play with. Joined by drummer Yousef Tesfaye and multi-instrumentalist Abegasu Shiota, the musicians expressed their more experimental side under the new name of Admas. “Abagasu liked to work with computers, he had a four track very basic recorder and started playing with it, said it would be nice to record something,” Temesgen said. They scraped the funds together to record seven tracks and had 1,000 copies pressed. They sold a few, paid off their debts, but didn’t make any money. “We didn’t have any business sense,” Aklilu laughed. “We still don’t!” Re-shaping songs from happier times They recorded instrumental, high-tech versions of songs largely from “the golden era, the good old days, Ethiopian music from happier times” Temesgen explained. “The experimentation was not in the melody but in the harmonisation and rhythm,” said Aklilu. They did “a reggae-ish version” of Wed Enate, put samba rhythms into Samba Shegitu and paid tribute to Ghanaian highlife on Bahta’s Highlife although, as Aklilu admitted, it owes more to Congolese soukous. On Tez Alegn Yetintu, the band drew out its melancholic blues feeling. “It’s a popular song and we played it in half time, so for a lot of people the melody would be very slow. But we played it like a really melancholic blues song.” The age group that just escaped Spurred on by the optimism of their youth, Admas bent some of these melancholic old melodies into new shapes. “I think the music you can hear on the album is our experience of America basically, it was more hopeful than sad,” said Aklilu. “And also our personalities come through the music,” Temesgen continued. “During that time our personalities were optimistic and hopeful.” “We were not damaged by the revolution, we escaped, we were lucky. And I think the album might reflect that age group that just escaped.” Still fresh today The men moved on, went their separate ways and forgot about the album. Then decades later, Aklilu was contacted by Andreas Vingaard, founder of NY-based Frederiksberg Records. A big fan of Francis Falceto’s Ethiopiques compilations, Vingaard had stumbled on Sons of Ethiopia and wanted to reissue the record. “When I heard Admas for the first time, it sounded very different from any other Ethiopian music I had heard,” he told RFI. “It's clearly Ethiopian, but it's different and familiar at the same time. It's incredible to me that so many years later it still has a real freshness to it.” The men were surprised the album had generated new interest. “We didn’t know but a lot of people have been collecting it and liked it; it was being sold for a lot of money on eBay. Somebody said the album had a cult following,” Aklilu recalled. “It is great music,” Temesgen admitted, but “I didn’t think people outside the Ethiopian community would know about the way I felt.” “It will be a surprise for this generation I think,” said Aklilu. The beat goes on in Addis   Three of the band members have made successful careers in music. Aklilu now works on music research projects and sometimes tours with Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro, Temesgen has become a prominent music educator and Shiota is one of the country’s top recording engineers. They’ve played together and don’t rule out releasing another Admas album one day. The music scene in Ethiopia is “very vibrant” the Admas duo said, with lots of young bands playing in a range of genres: ethio-jazz, pop music and traditional. But this promising scene is hamstrung by heavy import taxes of up to 300 percent on musical instruments, which are deemed luxury items. “It’s killing the music here, it’s really damaging us,” regretted Aklilu. “Musicians can’t afford instruments; it’s one thing the government needs to change so music can grow in this country.” Sons of Ethiopia, on vinyl and cd, complete with detailed liner notes, is available here.   

My thoughts on the civil unrest and protests erupting around the country.  Marvin Gaye's "Inner-city Blues" starts the episode, and Bob Marley finishes it with his song "War", which was from a speech by Emperor Haile Selassie.

In 2004, Pennsylvania native Mary Groce was going through a box of family papers with her cousin Aileen when she found a sheet of old letterhead for an “Emory C. Malick, Licensee: Pilot No. 105.” Included on the letterhead was a photograph of a handsome young man in a Curtiss pusher-type airplane. Hubert Fauntleroy Julian, nicknamed the Black Eagle, was born in Trinidad on January 5th, 1897. In 1922, when he was 25 years old, he flew over parades in support of Marcus Garvey. He subsequently took flying lessons from Air Service, Inc., and purchased a plane to fly to Africa. After flying to Roosevelt airfield, when he attempted to depart in July 1924, the plane crashed and burned. He survived and spent the next month in a Long Island hospital. In 1929, he did succeed in a Trans-Atlantic flight two years later than Charles Lindberg. --------- Here's the link to Pilot Fauntleroy Julian's Film Lying Lips __________ In 1930 after flying to Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie granted him Ethiopian citizenship and made him a Colonel. One year later, in 1931, he became the first black man to fly coast to coast over the American continent and also broke the world record for endurance flying with a non-stop non-refueling flight of 84 hours and 33 minutes. In 1935, Julian commanded the small Ethiopian Air Force  during the Italian invasion of that country by Benito Mussolini's Army. Four years later Julian produced the classic melodrama, Lying Lips, which starred Robert Earl Jones, father of James Earl Jones. In 1965, in collaboration with John Bulloch, he wrote the 200-page autobiography, Black Eagle.  Black Aviators, Hubert Fauntleroy, William Powell, Bessie Coleman, John C. Robinson Coleman Young, George Washington, 

Emperor Haile Selassie was the last in the line of Ethiopia's ancient monarchy. During his long rule he was revered as an international statesman and reformer, demonised as a dictator, and even worshipped as a God incarnate by the Rastafarians of Jamaica. He was without doubt a controversial figure, but achieved a status in the global arena previously unheard of for an African ruler. Bridget Kendall discusses Haile Selassie's life and legacy with Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate, political analyst and author of ‘King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia', who is also the great-nephew of Haile Selassie; Gerard Prunier, Independent Consultant on Eastern and Central African affairs, and former Director of the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies in Addis -Ababa; and Laura Hammond, an anthropologist specialising in Ethiopia at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Image: Haile Selassie Credit: Henry Guttmann/Getty Images

1) "Japanese Ruins May Hold the Key to a Sunken Civilization" (Mu Civilization and Yonaguni Monument) https://www.gaia.com/article/yonaguni-monument-may-hold-key-to-the-sunken-civilization ------------------- 2) "Mayan Culture & History of the Mayans -- Tulum" https://www.tulum.com/information/mayan-culture-history/ ------------------- 3) "Double Up" By Nipsey Hussle Track: https://youtu.be/uP6fkha9TVQ ------------------ 4) "Victory Lap" By Nipsey Hussle, feat. Stacy Barthe: https://youtu.be/iYC9iMTC5QM (Note the necklace Stacy has on...it gives me nautical energies and her large ring gives me vortex and marine energies. It looks to be made of shell). ------------------ 5) "Nacaal Tribe of Shili" By: Fandom Wiki for Star Wars https://swrp.fandom.com/wiki/Nacaal_Tribe_of_Shili ------------------- 6) Cushitic Peoples: https://images.app.goo.gl/giFQt98a4qCLYZLA8 -------------------- 7) NACAL.org: http://www.nacal.org/ ------------------- 8) Mu Civilization and Nacaals (proof the "Star Wars" myth is not just made up for entertainment): https://www.thewisemag.com/mystery/mu-civilization-and-naacals/ ------------------ 9) Related Pentaluma branch ancient art for the Mayans, Naga, (Nip don't like snakes), and the leopards Alexyss K. Tylor saw with Emperor Haile Selassie: https://images.app.goo.gl/zRKuNS1tiz4kkTSG8 ------------------ 10) This is how Nipsey looked back at me in the vision I just had of him on a beach cliff: He grinned and then turned towards the cliff. This is a scene from Constantine. "Constantine Visits Hell." https://youtu.be/AL8Kl-8H9k8 ------------------- 11) Ancient Mu Migration Patterns of the Naacal/Nacaal People. Notice one of the migration routes goes right across the modern-day city of Los Angeles, CA and across Eritrea. https://images.app.goo.gl/SZCs5zTzuTQ2FQ7p6 ------------------- • Closer look at Mu: https://images.app.goo.gl/NobQ9jSekkbsp7mbA ---------------------- Copyright 2019 Metaphysical Life Mastery (MLM). All Rights Reserved. All works and sources from other content creators is herein cited for research and commentary purposes. All mention of other content creators is always respectfully and honestly attributed. Links, videos, music, and citations are shared/used on this platform and my social media accounts in alignment with the United States Fair Use Copyright Act of 1976. References to or commentary about celebrities or "famous people" is herein legally prefaced with ALLEGEDLY, whether orally mentioned within the podcast/video or not. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/metaphysicallifemastery/support

The occult historian and Philadelphia philosopher Ras Ben joins the show to discuss staying true to your own spirit. We also riff on ancient ancestors and crystal technology, UFOs and the non-human beings described in ancient texts and modern stories, and the idea that nations of the stars and humanoids from the inner earth might be playing a part in the prophetic timelines we're living through.Find Ras Ben Onlinerasben.com Ras Ben on Youtube Ras Ben on THCCheck out Ras Ben on The Higherside Chats talking about his newest book Great Mystery Philadelphia JOIN INNERVERSE PLUS+Get the 2 hour extended episode, early access to future shows, and the huge archive of Plus+ episodes by supporting InnerVerse on Patreon!patreon.com/innerverse FEB 2019 - ARTIST AID MONEY BOMB! Donate to InnerVerse in the month of Feb for a chance to win 50% of the money raised!More info at innerversepodcasrt.com/moneybomb We Talked About...Why obedience to your spirit is its own rewardHow Ras Ben came into the knowledge of crystalsCreating sychronicity with your inner voice Use of crystal technology in the ancient Nile Valley civilization (Egyptian)Mystery cults, inner earth beings and extra terrestrial star nationsLovecraftian “Old Gods” frozen in Antarctica and the Moon masonsRas gives ancient scriptural context to a UFO sighting I had in 2017Differences between inner Earth vs. extra-terrestrial shipsThe reason humans are quarantined on earth is not yet following omniversal natural lawEvidence of star nation collaboration with humans in 13th century EthiopiaLink to the Rock Hewn Churches of LalibelaOnly in Plus+ (Subscribe!)Emperor Haile Selassie and the origins story of Rastafari cultureThe prophecy of opening the book of life in our DNAThe connection between the Philadelphia Experiment and the Mandella Effect How the music industry, the Pope, and the NFL used geomancy and ritual to regain popularityMass sporting events and the occult harvesting of human energyManipulating prophecy & the power of aligning with omniversal natural lawIntro Music - Wisdom Traders Outro Music This Episode - Bluetech See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ethiopia's federal system is organized along ethnic lines, and whether that has been a good or bad thing for the country is the subject of much debate. In this episode, we'll discuss the history of how Ethiopia became a state and the pros and cons of ethnic federalism. People in this episode:   Dr. Tsega Gebreyesus Global health researcher  Ethnicity: Tigrayan-American   Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa Professor of History and African Studies at Kettering University Ethnicity: Oromo   Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus Language instructor at the Community College of Denver Ethnicity: Tigrayan    Dr. Paulos Milkias Political science instructor at Concordia University Ethnicity: Oromo   Dr. Edmond Keller Professor at University of California, Los Angeles Long-time commentator and observer of Ethiopian history and politics   Dr. Yohannes Gedamu Lecturer of political science at Georgia Gwinnett College Born in Gonder in the Amhara region   Dr. Asebe Regassa Debelo Assistant professor of development studies at Dilla University, Ethiopia Ethnicity: Oromo   Mohamed Olad Ethnicity: Somali Tewodrose Tirfe  Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America   Deacon Yoseph Tafari   Member of the formerly exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council     Photo: From the top left to right, Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam, the late Prime Minster Meles Zenawi, and Emperor Haile Selassie. From the bottom left to right, Emperor Yohannes IV, General Ras Alula Engida, and Emperor Menelik II.   Read the transcript here.        

Emperor Haile Selassie was the last in the line of Ethiopia's ancient monarchy. During his long rule he was revered as an international statesman and reformer, demonised as a dictator, and even worshipped as a God incarnate by the Rastafarians of Jamaica. He was without doubt a controversial figure, but achieved a status in the global arena previously unheard of for an African ruler. Bridget Kendall discusses Haile Selassie's life and legacy with Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate, political analyst and author of ‘King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia', who is also the great-nephew of Haile Selassie; Gerard Prunier, Independent Consultant on Eastern and Central African affairs, and former Director of the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies in Addis-Ababa; and Laura Hammond, an anthropologist specialising in Ethiopia at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Image: Haile Selassie Credit: Henry Guttmann/Getty Images

Mike A has a singular fascination with the history of modern day Ethiopia. First he brought us Emperor Haile Selassie, a man made a god by Jamaicans. Then he brought us Beta Israel, the forgotten first Jewish Kingdom outside Israel. Last year he gave us Commie v. Commie when the Ethiopian DERG fought the Somali Supreme Revolutionary Council for communist supremacy of the Horn of Africa. Today he gives you his 4th of 5 parts: the Battle of Adwa, where Ethiopians brutally embarrassed a late to the imperialism game Italy.

Natty Dread. Like it or lump it, it has become clear to any thinking person that Emperor Haile Selassie, or Ras Tafari, was indeed a living god. Admittedly, the thinking done by those persons is conducted with brains ravaged by pot, but that does not make their thinking any less cogent. Well, it does, and […]

Libby Purves meets historian Thomas Pakenham; actor Janice Connolly; Asfa-Wossen Asserate, the great-nephew of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and ecologist Hugh Warwick. Janice Connolly is an actor and comic who stars in the BBC Radio 2 sit com Barbara Nice, part of the network's Comedy Showcase season. The show is based around her character Barbara, a housewife from Stockport, mother of five and occasional stage-diver. Janice played in a range of punk bands before moving into comedy. She was discovered by Peter Kay and starred as Holy Mary in both series of Phoenix Nights. Barbara Nice is broadcast on BBC Radio 2. Thomas Pakenham, the 8th Earl of Longford, is a writer, historian, photographer and champion of trees. In his latest book, The Company of Trees, he recounts his personal quest to establish an arboretum on the family estate, Tullynally, in Ireland. He writes about his often hazardous plant-hunting expeditions and his efforts to preserve old trees and historic woodland. He is chairman of the Irish Tree Society. The Company of Trees - A Year in a Lifetime's Quest is published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate is a member of the Imperial House of Ethiopia. A political analyst, his book King of Kings tells the story of his great-uncle, Emperor Haile Selassie I. The book follows the emperor's story from his early life and coronation to exile and then return to his country where he fought alongside the Allies during World War Two. His downfall and death followed a military coup in Ethiopia in 1974. King of Kings - The Triumph and Tragedy of Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is published by Haus Publishing. Hugh Warwick is an ecologist and writer who has studied hedgehogs for 25 years. He is the author of A Prickly Affair - My Life with Hedgehogs and is a spokesperson for the British Hedgehog Preservation Society. He is running The Day of the Hedgehog - a hedgehog summit in which experts will launch a ten year conservation strategy for the species. The Day of the Hedgehog is at The International Centre in Telford. Producer: Paula McGinley.

It would take a massive, multinational effort to defeat Hitler, Mussolini, and Imperial Japan, and cost tens of millions of lives. Mussolini, seeking an "Italian Empire" in Africa, threw his army and air force against Ethiopia in October 1935. Fascist planes bombed and dropped poison gas on villages. Emperor Haile Selassie turned to the League of Nations and speaking in his native Amharic described fascist air and chemical attacks on a people "without arms, without resources." In the United States some 2,800 young men and women of different races and backgrounds formed the "Abraham Lincoln Brigade." Seamen and students, farmers and professors, they hoped that their bravery could turn the tide, or at last alert the world to the fascist drive for world domination. Most made their way to Spain illegally as "tourists" visiting France. William Loren Katz is the author of Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage, The Lincoln Brigade: A Picture History (with Marc Crawford), and 40 other books on African American history, including many for young adults. His website is www.williamlkatz.com. This article is part of the Zinn Education Project If We Knew Our History series.

 Scratchylus started making music in London, UK in the late 1990s. The desire came from performing on well-known sound systems such as Java, Nuclear, Powa, Diamonds, a Girl's Best Friend, and One Love Sound System. It was while working with all these sounds that he was introduced to laying vocals in a recording studio. His creative inspiration comes from artists such as Dennis Brown, Sizzla, Pinchers and Papa San. But his overall inspiration is undoubtedly from His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie, someone for whom he has the highest regard. He has met and had an audience with the President of Gambia, His Excellency President Yaya Jammeh and His Ministers. He has graced the stage with the likes of Luciano, Mikey General, Bushman, Sizzla Kalonji and other well-established artists, performing for well over 35,000 fans.Additionally, he is busy putting the final touches on his soon to be released album, entitled 'RESET THE MINDSET. Kiddus I (born Frank Dowding in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, December 1944) is a reggae singer and musician, best known for his appearance in the film Rockers.Dowding was born in 1944, his mother a potter and his father a bookkeeper. He adopted the stage name Kiddus, which is Amharic for "blessed one", after becoming a Rastafarian.In 1971, he set up a Rastafarian commune and craft centre located between uptown and downtown Kingston, which became a unique feature of a city generally divided by social class. Dowding was a member of Ras Michael's Sons Of Negus from 1971 to 1978, singing and playing funde drums.He recorded several self-productions in 1972 with Aston Barrett at Joe Gibbs' studio, but these were not released due to lack of funds. Rockers director Theodoros Bafaloukos had seen Kiddus recording "Graduation In Zion" in 1976, two years before the film was made, and decided to film Kiddus recording the track as part of the movie. www.crsradio.com 661-467-2407

In The Lion of Judah in the New World, Ted Vestal relates how Emperor Haile Selassie helped shape America's image of Africa and how that image continues to evolve in the United States today. Haile Selassie was the first African head of state to be honored with a tickertape parade in New York City and the first to spend the night at the White House. What was it about this charismatic emperor that so captivated Americans and how did he become a symbol of all Africa?Theodore Vestal is professor emeritus of political science at Oklahomas State University, the American university with the longest continual relationship with Ethiopia. He went to Ethiopia as a Peace Corps executive in 1964 and has maintained a scholarly interest in the country and its people ever since. Vestal is the author of International Education: Its History and Promise for Today; Ethiopia: A Post-Cold War African State; and The Eisenhower Court and Civil Liberties. Recorded On: Monday, September 26, 2011

Yemane I. Demissie is an independent filmmaker who has received numerous national and international grants and fellowships for his work including Best Picture nominee at M-NET's All Africa Film Awards, the Walter Mosley award for Best Documentary, the Locarno Film Festival Production Grant, the Paulin Vieyra Merit Award for Outstanding Work in the Cinema, and the Fonds Sud Writing Grant.  Yemane recently completed Dead Weight, a narrative feature and Twilight Revelations: Episodes in the Life & Times of Emperor Haile Selassie, a one-hour documentary for MNET's seven-part series entitledGreat Africans.  His first narrative feature, Tumultscreened at over 40 international film festivals. For the last four years, has been teaching writing and film production in the department of Film and Television at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.  Prior to his move to New York City, Yemane taught filmmaking at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and UCLA Extension.

His Royal Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selsssie Haile Selassie discusses his work. Speaker Biography: Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie is president of the Crown Council of Ethiopia. He is the only son of Prince Sahle Selassie of Ethiopia and Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam. He is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and also of Dejazmach Habte Mariam Gebre Igziabiher, the heir to the former Welega kingdom of Leqa Naqamte. Prince Ermias was named recipient of the ISSA Silver Star Award for Outstanding Contributions to Strategic Progress Through Humanitarian Achievement by the International Strategic Studies Association, for his work for Ethiopian refugees in Africa.

In 1974, after severe drought, Ethiopia in Africa was devastated by the disaster of famine. Up to an estimated 1 million were left dead. Still under the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie, Ethiopia was an inhospitable destination both politically and geographically. (First Broadcast 1976)

Solomon is blinded and burned over all his body when he pulls a pot of boiling beans on himself as a child. His family abandons him, giving him to Emperor Haile Selassie, who supports the boy. Solomon is educated in a Christian mission school, but rebels against God and mocks Christianity. One day he enters a chapel to hear the music and goes forward to give his life to Christ. He goes to law school and marries; but they are persecuted by the Communist government in Ethiopia. Solomon comes to the U.S. on a Fulbright Scholarship and now serves with the mission that helped him.