In 2011 two curators from Scotland-based Deveron-Arts visited Addis Ababa. They were on the outlook for artists they could invite to their small village of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, centre of their artistic programming. And they found what they were looking for. In the outskirts of town, in the oasis of Netsa Art Village, Mihret Kebede ...
I first noticed the 27 year-old artist Henok Getachew in the spring of 2011, when I attended an exhibition of the Netsa Art Villagers at the Alliance Francaise in Addis. Actually it was pretty hard not to notice Henok’s artwork since it drew attention to itself in a very specific way: in the middle ...
Check the Program for Netsa Art Village’s One months Art Festival and look for further info on www.netsaartvillage.com
Cut Chemist has a passion for Ethiopian grooves. After opening for Mulatu Astatke during a concert series in 2009, he has now put out a new ethio-track. Listen and download ”Addidas to Addis” for free here.