Biruktawit Tasew's fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep, hypnotic sound. Along with six fellow musicians, she breaks into a solemn religious melody, holding their ...

According to the sacred book of bible, 1 Samuel 16:23 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David now stand before me, for he has found favour in my sight." So it came about whenever the evil spirit ...

Biruktawit Tasew’s fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep, hypnotic sound. Along with six fellow musicians, she breaks into a solemn religious melody, holding their ...

Biruktawit Tasew's fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep ... prayers and meditations of monks of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which represents about 40 percent ...

Alemu Aga is an Ethiopian musician, singer, and master of 'begena'. This multi-secular ten-stringed lyre has a special place for the Orthodox Christian Amharas, who live in the capital Addis Ababa.

One of the country's oldest instruments, the begena was once reserved for the elite -- and effectively banned during the Marxist Derg regime between 1974 and 1991. But it is experiencing a ...