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ur journey of chasing the dream towards research materials for input. This is a living testimony and OOO strengthening the bond that connects the a bounden proof, that we have a strong force behind our MOTHERLAND with the rest of the world has been dream of setting the pace of togetherness and an encouraging one, so far. To borrow an expression from understanding built on our august vision and mission of renowned African-American writer Eddy Harris “There is a tirelessly advocating and promoting the twin pillars of line that connects that place with this one, the place we LOVE and PEACE. Having said that, it is our greatest come from and the place we find ourselves, those lives pleasure to present, with the utmost gratification and and our lives" and further elucidate on this famous felicitation, the second edition of FAHARI International statement, what we observed is that FAHARI, our Magazine here and now. As of this edition, we proudly international online magazine is playing a positive role in note that we have started a new column Our Sisters' this regard. Ever since we launched the maiden issue of Voice in collaboration with Sisters 4 Sisters Network, Inc., the Magazine in January, a powerful women's networking group 2011 the numerous of dynamic professional and business feedback we are still women. The Chase the Dream and receiving from readers in FAHARI team expresses heartfelt different parts of the world congratulations to African-American is way beyond our Author, Motivational Speaker & CEO of imagination. We never FraserNET Cooperation, the visionary anticipated, nor did we George Fraser on the 10 th anniversary imagine that FAHARI of the founding of the annual Power would reach such a large Networking Conference from June 9- proportion of readership in 11, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. On such a short span of time. behalf of FAHARI Magazine's editorial This speaks volumes of team and on my own behalf, I would the indelible impact it has like to dwell on this opportune moment thus far forged and the far- to humbly express my heartfelt reaching motivational and gratitude to the scholars and inspirational source it has professionals of all stripes, who stood become; a characteristic by us. that defines its quality and Very special thanks goes to Fashion & its irreversible outreach. Interior Designer Alemtsehay Apart from the Meshesha, Artist Terry Tabor, encouraging words and international music promoter Mr. constructive remarks that Francis Falcetto, Mr. William Settle of we were showered with, Foxx Entertainment Group, Inc, in what is more exciting to Atlanta - Georgia, our advertisers and divulge at this juncture, is of course, our entire readership for the that we even were Helina Teferra Mekonnen , EditorEditor----inininin----ChiefChief all-rounded support they have so contacted by Tibeb attire & Headpiece : Designed by Alemtsehay Meshesha graciously accorded us. professionals, who have Ethnic Jewelry : From Kenya enthusiastically provided Make up: Tamika Fowler THANK YOU. us with an abundance of Photo : Natural Pictures Studio

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wondering what the concept behind this Life Emblazoned with Love and Color particular painting would be? Jump'n Da Broom was a wedding gift to my husband. The material is my wedding gown, rt is the reflection of our real techniques. In 1987 Pamela accepted a job at now it is preserved lives, which relieves us from the US Postal Service. In 1991 The U. S. forever. We AAA the urge of letting Postal Service needed artists to create murals jumped the one's feeling by drawing, painting in post office facilities, lobbies and some broom and I or sculpting an art piece as an offices and searched for in-house wanted to expression of the inner feelings. talent . Pamela was one of the chosen cherish it. In this issue, FAHARI's Art few and for the next year to leave Where and how Corner will take you to their regular jobs to paint murals. A did you meet Jacksonville, Florida, couple of years later Pamela your artist the residence and studio decided to pursue her career as a husband, of Artists Pamela and full-time artist and resigned from George? George Miller, a couple her Post Office job, a move that We met at the who share talent, gave her ample time to Shadow post office (by Pamela Miller) profession and life. As concentrate on her art work. It was where we both we entered this during this time that Pamela worked. We home, decorated published many of her own prints, were assigned positions to be full time with colorful pieces created book covers, calendars muralists, in the place \of our regular positions. of art, we saw a and murals. She also opened two I didn't know him at the time but I sure did like family portrait art galleries located in Los Angeles his artwork!! created by Artists Pamela & George Miller where she sold her own art and You studied commercial art and graphics. George works of art by other artists. What is the difference between hanging over the fire place. A portrait of Pamela was selected as the 2011 Jacksonville “commercial” and “fine arts”? George and one of the couple's daughters Jazz Festival Artist for her 30ft mural work Commercial & Graphic Art is the magazine, caught my attention. This one is Pamela's among 128 contestants. newspaper and brochure type of layouts/ creation, I was told. With fine Jazz music at Do you remember what your very first designs. And Fine Art is the art of painting or the background, I felt like I'm walking in an art drawing/painting was? drawing. gallery. This is “the place” where Pamela and It was a playground and it was in Crayon. I What do you think about our cultural George put brush and paint to express their wanted to go out to play, but I couldn't. So, I project’s aim of creating closer link inner feelings through their paintings. Pamela, drew myself playing outside. between people of African descent? who since early childhood has been creating Was there someone in your family (parents I do believe that the pursuit to link the families artwork was born and raised in Los Angeles, or siblings) who inspired you? closer through creative spirit gives a California. She recalls that her parents and her My Dad was very artistic. He gave the tremendous bond. 6th grade teacher recognized her talent and business mindset by taking me out, on shared her enthusiasm. By the time she locations with him to paint signs, Christmas Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reached high school she had already compiled window George E. Miller started to be noticed for his a wall full of art and awards. In her senior high décor, or talent around the ages 11 and 12. His father school year, Pamela was awarded a just was drawing and painting and he used to draw scholarship to Otis Parsons School of Fine signage for pictures and hang them up in the house. The Arts in Los Angeles. Otis Parsons helped a glass first picture George ever saw was the picture Pamela refine her natural art talent. Pamela store his father drew. George's talent was noticed also attended LA Trade Tech and earned a frontage. by his teachers who recommended him for a degree in Commercial Art. However, she Looking special art class on weekends free of charge. found that it didn't excite her like fine arts. at your George recalls that he sold his first piece of art Nonetheless, she continued to work as a free- painting for $5.00 during his high school days. After lance artist and created projects which Jump'n da completing high school George went to service became larger in size and different mediums. Broom , I with the US Air Force in 1981, stationed on the She began creating backdrops for stage was Island of Guam. There, he got a part time job productions and portraits for families while Jump’n da Broom teaching art to children and worked for the art expanding with more mediums, styles and (by Pamela M.iller )

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council for about a year after he was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1983. In 1986 he was hired by the US Postal The Island of Goree Service and worked until 1993, the year he decided to resign and pursue his dream of he Island of Goree lies off the coast of being an Artist. Business started with George TTT Senegal, opposite its capital Dakar. It and his then fellow artist Pamela Robinson played an important role in the history of by partnering up to exhibit at Black Art Africa, particularly in the development of slave Festivals in and around Los Angeles and trade. Goree was the largest slave-trading Oakland areas. They soon branched out to center on the African coast from the 15 th to the 19 th century. Goree served as a strategic exhibit at Art Buyers Caravan (ABC) , an art location for bringing together slaves that were expo that toured major cities in the United bound to be sent to the New World. Goree was States and attended by gallery owners and one of the places in Africa to be settled by art distributors of prints, lithographs and Europeans, when the Portuguese settled on serigraphs. In 1996, the couple opened the island in 1444, it later changed hands many Affordable Black Art in Los Angeles. times. The Dutch, the British and the French George's print entitled It Takes An Entire alternately held sway over this strategic island Village To Raise A Child led the way in after the Portuguese. The Dutch gave the sales. This art was later featured in the island its name after an island in Holland, Disney Movie, The Preacher's Wife in 1998 It takes a Village to Raise a Child Goode Reede a combination of two Dutch (by George Miller) words, meaning good harbor. Today, Goree starring Denzel Washington and Whitney Island is an important tourist destination. One Houston. Educators, teachers and principals of the most frequently visited sites is the in the Los Angeles area, who frequented the direction that the spirit leads us. This is the Maison des Esclaves (Slave House). artists' shop, often invited George to speak to path that the Spirit has led me on. All of my school children about how to become a most current artwork advocate for the professional artist. The more he visited the education and well-being of children. It is a schools, the more George found out that natural path for me, because I do love children were rarely exposed to artists or children. I have three daughters of my own. modern art. This is when George found his Tell me a little bit about your project Art niche; a great opportunity for him to create that Inspires the Spirit of Learning ? positive works of art featuring children to I am glad that you asked me that question. inspire them with his bright, colorful and Children learn best when they are having fun. alluring style of art and perfect to be That is the time when they are immersed in displayed at school and classroom walls. the Spirit. I create art that not only inspires George is currently creating his Educational our young people to learn, but it is also Artwork. something, they can have a great deal of fun The Slave House, Goree Island I like the concept of your painting It Takes with. You see a camouflage of words and Courtesy: Reaching Hearts Travel a Village to Raise a Child . When and phrases into my art. The children truly have a where was this work created? With its “Door of No Return”, the Slave House I created this painting in 1993, shortly after is the oldest house and one of the several sites resigning from my job with the US Postal on the island where Africans were brought to Services. This piece symbolized my transition be loaded onto ships bound to the New World. from the “9 -5 world” to the “art world”. At the The upper floor of the Slave House was the time, one of the largest gatherings of Black owners' residential quarters, while the lower Artists in Los Angeles was the Baldwin Hills floor was reserved for the slaves, who were weighed, fed and held before departing to the Mall Artist Salute to Black History Month. transatlantic journey. Slave Trade was one of Each year Barbara Wesson, the curator and the major genocide humanity has ever known. her staff selected one piece of art to Black Africans were hounded from their homes, represent the show. Black Artists from all harassed, torn away from their native soil, around the country were competing to have tortured and humiliated. Mafa , a Swahili word their art selected for that honor. My entry meaning holocaust, is how African-American was this art work. Even though I didn't win scholars call slavery. It is believed that around the honor, the set director for the movie The 12million Africans were shipped to the Preacher's Wife showcased my painting a Americas from the 16 th -19 th centuries; 650 couple of years later. thousand into the U.S. Due to Goree's role in Your art mainly features children. Is there the transatlantic slave trade, UNESCO has any particular reason for this? registered it as one of the World Heritage Sites. It is also an important site of memory for the Artists like myself, believe that we go in the Each One – Teach One (by George Miller)

Fahari | 5 FAHARI's ART CORNER lot of fun trying to find the hidden words and What is your opinion about our vision of messages. For instance, in my Hands on creating cultural unity among people of Science picture, I have hidden the names of African ancestry? Afro-Atlantic Diaspora. The island of Goree is the planets. In my Social Studies picture, I I think many of us feel a spiritual bond to our a grim reminder of the ugly experience of our ancestors, who had to undergo one of the have hidden the names of the continents. As brothers and sisters across the water, but they vicious and nefarious forms of exploitation that far as I know, I am the only artist creating just seem so far away. My art has its basis in humanity witnessed. It is also a sanctuary that educational art or Art That Inspires the African art and culture. Everything from the held the seeds of reconciliation, which is the Spirit of Learning . bright strong colors to the proverbs I use in root rationale for the expression of decency You are creating educational artwork and my paintings, such as Each One -Teach and civility that defines the black race, who exhibiting same on educational One, Leave No Child Behind, It Takes a forgives but not forgets past atrocities. conferences. How did this start? Village and others to reflect that spiritual African-American author Eddy L. Harris, in his Again, I create as the spirit leads me. Before I bond. Chase the Dream is the perfect forum book The Native Stranger : A Black created educational art I illustrated African to bridge our cultures and bring us closer American's Journey into the Heart of Africa , Proverbs. One day a teacher came into my together. I commend you for this noble published in 1988 wrote the following:”In the minds and perhaps dreams of every person gallery in Los Angeles and invited me to come endeavor. with black skin, the specter of Africa looms to her school and talk to the kids about being Indeed, we are determined to further like the shadow of a genie, dormant but not strengthen the spiritual bond between our an artist. I went and had a great time, actually altogether harmless, always there, heard more fun than the kids. That is how you know peoples in every possible way we can. about since childhood as some magnificent you are where you are supposed to be. I have Needless to emphasize, the lively link that faraway world, a place of magic and wonder. been creating Educational Art ever since. exists between the realm of aesthetics, art Africa as mother, Africa as a source of black Your wife, Pamela is an artist, too. Please and culture; on the one hand and the ideal pride, a place of black dignity. Africa as tell me about your family life vis-a-vis your blend of tools of social communication, explanation for the ways of black men and professional career? networking skills and competencies, on the women, their way of talking and their passion, Because we are both artists, I believe we may other. We do believe the gap that is being their joys and their sorrows. Africa as some germ in the genes that determines more than be open-minded than most we don't pigeon- mended by the coming of FAHARI Magazine skin and hair. There is a line that connects hole ourselves into any specific roles. We into the puzzle, shall make a positive impact that place with this one, the place we come on bridging the disparate cultures and peoples gravitate to the roles we are most comfortable from and the place we find ourselves, those into a coherent flow of understanding, peace in. I like to cook and when I am home, I do lives and our lives. And I longed to follow that most of the cooking. And Pamela is more and harmony to blossom for the common line.” It is against this backdrop that Chase the business-minded than I am. Whatever works, good. (Continued on page 8) I just go with it. THANK YOU, Pamela and George Miller!!

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isters 4 Sisters Network, Inc. is a took to change her lifestyle from the “9-5 passionate about and that would continue non-profit organization launched in world” to become her own boss. Her to grow and change as I grew and SSS book, released on January 2, 2011, is still changed as a person. The one thing that 2002 to provide a platform for women to come together in a powerful selling in hundreds of copies. Cheryl is fit this description was my role as a networking environment to share their passionate about motivating women to mother. Motherhood is my #1 passion in visions and dreams with like-minded create positive and uplifting life life and it always presents something new women. S4SN, Inc. strives to motivate experiences for themselves. Motivation and different as your children grow and women towards developing their mind, and encouragement is what change. Motherhood is something I body and spirit through social and anyone would feel after reading will never get bored with and that spiritual collaboration with other women. her book. Her gift and ability of will always add fulfillment to my Started by 4 sisters under the initiation of uplifting others through words life. So I knew the company had Founder & President Peggy Morris, is exceptional. Attending her to center on that aspect of my Sisters 4 Sisters Network, Inc. over the motivational speaking or simply womanhood. And once I decided past nine years, has outstretched its exchange a few words with her is that, the name came naturally, tentacles acceding to be a powerful keeps one energized. Her mission because Moms R The Best !” women’s networking group with an ever- is to empower, inspire and She stepped into the soaring membership presently reaching motivate women and moms to speaking circuit in 2010 well over 300 members. Taking the great discover their passion, step and decided to write potential, experience, variety of into their purpose and live up her book How I Flat professions, talents and skills of our to their fullest potential. lined and Woke sisters in this ever growing women's Cheryl motivates women to up in 45 Days – networking group FAHARI's Editorial take their dream off the shelf A Guide to Team is proud to announce that as of this and step into action. And Empowered issue we will start Our Sisters' Voice , a she does it really well. I asked Living, because column that introduces members of her about her exceptional she felt an Sisters 4 Sisters Network, Inc. with speaking skill. “Ironically, I have urgent need to FAHARI readers. In this first issue of Our no formal training as a speaker”, share her Sisters' Voice Column we have two Cheryl answered. “However, I journey of how sisters with us, both of whom have believe every woman has an she lost her authored and released books in January innate talent and gift that she heartbeat and her and February, 2011, respectively. is meant to bestow upon pulse in life by others. Mine is the gift of existing and not living empowerment through up to her fullest speaking”. Mother of three, potential, and the Cheryl Wood was born and steps she took to raised in Baltimore, Maryland. transform her mindset In June 2009 she started her and her life. company Moms R The Best Cheryl Wood What challenges due to her desire to transform were you faced with her life by pursuing her Entrepreneur/Author/Speaker when you started passion and stepping into her CEOCEOCEO-CEO --- Moms R The Best your company Moms purpose and leaving a legacy for her children, that they, too can follow R The Best? Very few of S4SN, Inc. members with in pursuing their passion and earning a The biggest challenge I faced when Author, Motivational Speaker Willie Jolley living. “Motherhood is the most starting Moms R The Best was my own challenging, yet most rewarding job a fear... fear of leaving the cushion I had, Cheryl Wood, entrepreneur, woman can ever have. No career or job while working in a corporate job and empowerment speaker, business coach compares to that of being a mother. having a paycheck I could count on every and author is one of our guests. Her Motherhood is a 24/7 job with no vacation two weeks. Although I knew pursuing unique speaking skill is amazing. Her days, no sick days, no leave of absence entrepreneurship full-time would offer me determination to change her lifestyle in requests and no getting promoted to the freedom and flexibility I so motivating and her accomplishment is another position because you need a desperately desired, I also knew it didn't fascinating. Cheryl is also Founder and change of pace. Once you are a mom, guarantee a certain income. But as I CEO of Moms R The Best and author of you are ALWAYS a mom,” Cheryl notes. reflected on it more and more, I knew that How I Flat lined and woke up in 45 Asked about the name of her company, anything in life worth having would days – A guide to Empowerment Cheryl answered: “When I started on my encompass a certain measure of fear. So, Living . Through her book, Cheryl shares entrepreneurial journey, I wanted to start I took the baby steps to start getting my her personal experience and steps she a company that I would always be foot into the entrepreneurial arena and

Fahari | 7 FAHARI OUR SISTERS' VOICE never looked back. her life. But you MUST develop the belief and then act on the belief. None of us My observation is that we women are know how long we will be here, so each Dream opts to look into the bright very strong, well organized, careful, of us deserves to tap into our passion, future by tirelessly responsible and hard working? our purpose, and our greatness and endeavoring to Absolutely ! Women make the world go leave the legacy that will not be serve as a round. We possess the drive and forgotten!! connecting chord determination to pursue our passion and of the Black race Cheryl Woods is making remarkable put in the effort and energy to achieve everywhere. We strides in the world of entrepreneurship our dreams, yet, we possess the aim to transform and has proved that nothing is impossible compassion and care to make time for the painful for those who persevere. She was our families and giving them the very history of the honored as The Professional Black best of us. Women create balance in life past with its Woman’s 2010 Business Woman of the that is incomparable to anything I have cortege of Year; Morgan State University’s “2010 ever seen. suffering, Entrepreneurial Spirit Award” and the tears and How do you describe your life before and Women 2 Women 4 Women“2010 death into a after you started Moms R The Best? Woman of Power” recipient. Before we startling future of wrapped up our interview, illuminating My journey really began after I had my partnership, with her smiling face, Cheryl shared her three children because my life as I had friendship, Eddy L. Harris opinion about our cultural unity known it changed. So, after becoming a solidarity AfricanAfrican----AmericanAmerican Author project:”To create unity between sons mother and before starting Moms R The and and daughters of African descent is Best, I wasn't unconnected and on oneness for humanity. The kernel of the crucial! This type of unity and bond paves autopilot. But after starting the business I mission and vision of Chase the Dream is in the way to peaceful relationships and an environment of peace and cooperation, became connected, refreshed, renewed support one another versus dissent and ”We shall flourish”, in an atmosphere of and re-energized to live life. disunity. This needs to be a global schism “We perish"!! Our ultimate choice is Please explain the two words “existing” initiative and I commend Chase the UNITY!! Incidentally, Eddy L. Harris' writings and “living”? Dream for being a trailblazer in this mainly focus on searches for his own identity regard.” and that of other blacks and how places either “Existing” is going through the motions , embrace or alienate black culture. This Award stuck in a rut and in a routine without the We wish Cheryl the best of all in her Winning Writer published his first book, A true fulfillment that life is meant to offer. endeavor to make a difference in her life Mississippi Solo in 1980. But “living” means you are creating an and that of women, who desperately experience and a journey that you will need motivation and empowerment to never forget. Living means taking control discover their passion, step into their The Gullah Community of your life, transforming your life, and purpose and live up to their fullest he Gullah are a distinctive group of designing the life you deserve and potential. Cheryl's book is available for TTT Black Americans, who live on the desire. sale online at www.MomsRTheBest.net coastline of South Carolina ,Georgia under the book tab. It is the best tool to and Northern Florida. The Gullah live in small As you very well know, FAHARI is an get off the couch NOW! farming and fishing communities. Their culture international online magazine that emphasizes elements shared by Africans from reaches tens of thousands of readers all What Cheryl said about the strength and different tribes or ethnic groups. Their isolation over the globe. Would you like to convey determination of women was lingering in and numerical strength enabled them to a special message to our sisters and my ears, while I was reading My preserve mothers, who are struggling to become Odyssey- from Guyana to America via a great their own bosses and wish they start Africa, an amazing book authored by many “living” than “existing”? Cleopatra Sinkamba Islar, our other African guest of this column. An inspiring story of My special message is simple: YOU CAN cultural a journey that started over three decades traditions. DO IT, but you must first believe! And I ago from Guyana, the third smallest and don't mean to randomly or occasionally By the the only English speaking country in early talk about what you want your life to South America. Guyana was named the become. I mean believing it from your 1700s the Co-operative Republic of Guyana after Gullah heart and the depths of your soul that independence from the British on May you have what it takes to live a better life slaves 26, 1966. It was in Georgetown, the were and to believe that you deserve to live a capital of this South American country, better life. You have to create a new already where Cleopatra was born and raised. bringing mindset that nothing and no one can stop Cleopatra is yet another true example of you from achieving the greatness you together perseverance, steadfastness and rituals, were destined to achieve. No matter how dedication that stands tall in her own right gloomy a picture frame it appears, it can that truly deserves to be a genuine Dr. Lorenzo Dow Turner(1890Turner(1890----1972)1972) be re purposed, refurbished and brought source of inspiration and emulation. back to life. Every woman can transform African ---American-American scholar,known as the Cleopatra is a woman who, in all aspects, “The Father of Gullah Studies”

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FAHARI OUR SISTERS' VOICE can be considered as a role model to all My native tongue is English, but I have a those who are struggling to deal with more than average ability to speak customs, music and crafts drawing the life's vicissitudes. Anyone, who reads her French, having lived and worked in Côte cultures of the various African tribes they Odyssey, can witness this fact. I had the d'Ivoire for a number of years. I also represented and a distinctive language, i.e. chance to chat with Cleopatra on various understand Nyanja , a popular Zambian Gullah language. An African-American occasions. We've shared our personal dialect, spoken widely in many of the scholar, the late Professor Lorenzo Dow experiences in life, have discussed provinces, and particularly in the capital Turner, known as “The Father of Gullah motherhood, challenges, dreams and city, Lusaka. FAITH. Our discussion enabled me to Studies”, has conducted an extensive When did you move to the United have an insight about Cleopatra's research about the Gullah. We believe that States? Are you still working or retired? this topic would be of great interest to our wonderful personality, her positive readers. Therefore, details about the Gullah thinking and strong Faith. I moved to the USA in 1989 and am now retired. However, retirement is a word community will be discussed in our future Was there any specific reason for you to that does not truly reflect my physical issues with African-American writer, be named “Cleopatra” after the Egyptian or mental status. My life is a lot more full researcher, lecturer and author of Behind queen? God's Back Mr. Herb Frazier from South and busy now than ever before. Carolina. My name was given to me by my uncle (my mother’s younger brother), even What inspired you to write My Odyssey - From Guyana to America via Africa? It is though I don't know the reason. Rock-hewn Churches of your first book? You have a lived and worked in Africa, Canada and U.S.A? What is it that you I was inspired to write My Odyssey as a remember the most in these gift to my children. I have six children, a countries? Which country did you daughter and two sons of my own find most impressive? and three step-children. However, as I continued to write, I realized Apart from my homeland, the that sharing my journey could help country that has a special place other dreamers who may have in my heart is Zambia, a land- come to similar cross roads in life. locked country with peace- My story may encourage them to loving and God-fearing people. have faith and never, ever, give One of the most impressive up. My Odyssey is the first book aspects of life in Zambia is I have published as the sole the moderate climate author. Four years ago, I which is priceless for plant contributed to Peace lovers and farmers. Stories–Radiant Without, Although the land is arid, Radiant Within , an almost anything grows anthology of stories by 26 there with a bit of authors from different fertilizer. As an avid parts of the world. One of the 12 rockrock----hewnhewn churches in plant lover, I was in Lalibela, Ethiopia “horticultural heaven” Writers/Poets believe while living in that putting pen to paper Zambia. In Côte and releasing whatever Lalibela d'Ivoire, I fell in love is in one's mind is the isted among the Eight Wonders of the with African couture. greatest relief. Did you LLL World and registered as one of the I had never before feel that way after you UNESCO-registered World Heritage seen fabrics with such shared the vicissitudes Sites, the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela are vibrant colors of your life through exceptionally fine examples of a long- transformed into rich, your book My established Ethiopian building tradition. The beautiful attire. The Odyssey? rural town of Lalibela (formerly known as artistic/creative ability This is very true. For Roha) is famous around the world for its of African artisans is years, I felt that I twelve monolithic cave churches, the impressive. Life in was pregnant with architectural beauty of which fascinated every North America cannot this inspiration to visitor, who set foot on the soil of this northern be compared to life in Cleopatra Sinkamba Islar share my journey. town,a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, Africa on any level. It is Author , My Odyssey Now that I have pilgrimage and devotion. Legend has it that a completely different finally put pen to these structures were commissioned by King environment with its own pros and cons. paper, I feel that I have given birth – at Lalibela, a member of the Zagwe Dynasty, In essence, each and every th last! who ruled Ethiopia in the late 12 and early experience has added value to my life. 13 th century with the purpose of creating a How do you describe the role of culture holy and symbolic place. The saintly king was How many languages do you speak? and art in terms of connecting societies/ born in the town of Roha and was given his

Fahari | 9 FAHARI OUR SISTERS' VOICE countries? What is your impression included in her book all major crossroads about our ongoing endeavor in this in her life, including the reason for her departure from Africa to America. regard? name “Lal-Yibela“ (meaning he, who eats Cleopatra and her family will visit Africa in In my view, art and culture are like tools honey), due to a swarm of bees surrounding summer 2011 after 23 years, a long for learning about other civilizations - both him at birth without harming him at all. His overdue trip. Her itinerary includes past and present. We understand when mother took this as a sign of his future Zambia, the first foreign country she lived we share our differences and we become anointment as in after leaving Guyana in 1974. “This trip tolerant through education. The world has Emperor of will be an emotional one”, she told me. undergone a paradigm shift where art Ethiopia. It was You might ask why ? You will find the and culture have morphed considerably during his reign that answer in My Odyssey . Cleopatra's since the innovation of the Internet. devout Christians extraordinary journey will, undoubtedly Chase The Dream Culture, Arts & Beauty began hewing out encourage each of us in our odyssey. As is a conduit to accessing and showcasing red volcanic rock to stated on her website My Odyssey is both. I commend the important work you create over a Cleopatra's time line of wanderings, are doing by bringing together the dozen churches, tragedies, triumphs and new beginnings. mosaic of talents of our people. Your connected to one My Odyssey is a Must Read. It is support of artists is invaluable. another by maze- available for sale on: Amazon.com : Click like tunnels, four of Talking about culture, what effort did you here for link to website Silver Lalibela cross necklace which were make to let your children know about their createspace.com : https:// by Ethiopian jewelers finished as origin and cultural background? www.createspace.com/3489798 . The completely free- World Bank Info Shop 701,18th Street My children are culturally diverse due to standing N.W., Washington, D.C. (Entrance is at the difference in nationality of their structures attached to their mother rock only the corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania parents. They have been given every at their bases. Each church has a name, Beta Ave ) or direct purchase from the author opportunity to stay connected to their Medhanialem (House of the Savior), Bete with free shipping/handling. You may also roots on both sides of their heritage. The Kidus Michael (House of St, Michael) etc. One visit her website: results of these efforts are evident today of the rock-hewn churches Abba Libanos is www.guyanatoamerica.com and contact in the choice of their friends and networks believed to have been built by Lalibela's the author via Email from all parts of the world. Queen, Masqal Kibra as a memorial for her [email protected] husband after his death. One more point to be Incidentally, why did you leave Africa for mentioned here is that the unique window It is our conviction that the content of this the U.S.A? designs that the gifted 13 th century Ethiopians book authored by Cleopatra Sinkamba carved were taken over the gifted hands of While I loved living in Africa, there were Islar will be a great source of inspiration . Ethiopian jewelers, who turned those designs unforeseen crossroads that I encountered We firmly believe that such stories will into wonderful gold/silver that made my move to the USA vital. positively change the perspective of jewelry pieces and These are some of the crossroads that anyone who has gone or is going through procession crosses. are portrayed in My Odyssey. challenges in life, thus encourage them to Chase the Dream forge ahead and reach their goal. We are Indeed, Cleopatra Sinkamba Islar has believes that proud of you, Cleopatra ! such ancient and historic relics should be well- protected and preserved not only to showcase the attributes of the fascinating level of ancient civilization and to serve as monumental heritage that attract the influx of tourists but also to erudite as a continued source of inspiration and emulation by succeeding generations to come.

Silver Lalibela procession Cross by Ethiopian jewelers Front cover of Cheryl's book Cleopatra at one of her book signings March, 2011 Courtesy: Timkehet Teferra

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It Takes an Entire Village to Raise a Child Dead Fires Be Mindful, My People If this is peace, this dead and leaden thing, Of What You Do Then better far the hateful fret, the sting. And What You Say Better the would forever seeking balm A Child Was Born In The Village Today! Than this gray calm! Be Thoughtful, My People Is this pain's surcease?! Better far the ache, For The Things That He Hears The longlong----drawndrawn dreary day, the night's white wake, And All That He Sees Better the choking sigh, the sobbing breath Will Pattern His Ways Than passion's death! And The Life That He Leads. Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882 --- 1961) Understand , My Village AfricanAfrican- ---AmericanAmerican Poetess/Writer That The Responsibility Lies Editor , NAACP 's “Crisis” Magazine In Each One Of Us That Seen Through His Eyes Mother For , The Inevitable Fate The angels whispering to one another Of The Entire Nation Can find, among other burning terms of LOVE Begins With The Raising None so devotional as that of a MOTHER !! Of God's Newest Creation. Edgar A. Poe (1809(1809----1849)1849) George E. Miller II (1960(1960---- present) AfricanAfrican- ---AmericanAmerican Painter/Poet Sincere wishes to Mothers all over the world for a very HAPPY 2011 MOTHER's DAY!

“““Hatred paralyzes life; LOVE releases it. Hatred confuses life, LOVE harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life, LOVE illuminates it! Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929(1929----1968)1968) AfricanAfrican----AmericanAmerican civil rights activist ddd Singers must have knowledge of their country's cultural heritage, apart from talent !” Mohammed Osman S. Wardi (1932 ––– present) Nubian Singer/Song writer (Sudan)

ddd “There's hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone!” “The wise musicians are those, who play what they can master!” Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899(1899----1974)1974) AfricanAfrican----AmericanAmerican Composer, Pianist/Big Band Leader

ddd “ I believe the most important single thing beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare! Dr. Maya Angelou (1928(1928----present)present) AfricanAfrican----AmericanAmerican Poetess, Writer

ddd “Love is my wealth and my krar (lyre) ------my best friend”. Asnakech Worku “The lady of Krar” Fahari | 12

levels, they can be sopranos, altos, contraltos or any range just like other singers. What makes a jazz vocalist Born to be an Ideal Performer different is how we approach a song. As a jazz vocalist, I take each and every song I “Cecilia has a voice that rings like a trumpet, a presence that smokes l sing and make it my own. I improvise on ike a sax, rhythm that's true as a drum: the notes, use scatting and other sounds She's the whole jazz combo in one talented package !!” to convey the emotions I feel about a song She's the whole jazz combo in one talented package !!” in any given moment. I also use different Gregg Ottinger, KC Jam Magazine rhythms and phrasing. Jazz is about expressing what you feel and being “ A bit of Broadway and a whole lot of jazz in the vocal style of Cecilia Long... spontaneous. That is what her enunciation is as clear as moonshine with the just as much as wallop !! differentiates a jazz vocalist from a Cecilia possesses clever phrasing and “from the soul” lyric interpretation”. pop or classical singer. You take a John Gilbert, Ejazznews.com song and make it your own.” Cecilia has These were just a few of the many and acting out the story line. compliments published about Cecilia I have studied with vocal Long, Jazz vocalist, storyteller and coaches for my singing, actress. Born and raised by music-loving which has helped me a parents, Cecilia has been singing since great deal.” Cecilia also she was a little girl. The Washington, DC works as a teaching artist performed in native used to go to the Howard Theater in Bay Area schools. She Paris, where she watched many great artists holds her Master’s Macedonia and perform. After college, though, Cecilia felt degree in Bulgaria. For that her calling was to involve in the the last 3 education field and her thoughts of being years she a singer were put on the back burner. has been Nonetheless, a few years later, Cecilia Policy Analysis from George Jazz Vocalist Cecilia Long visiting began a jazz vocal workshop with the late Washington University in D.C and Eastern Ronnie Wells and her husband, Pianist has several years of work experience with Europe each summer combining her Ron Elliston in Washington DC, a time trade associations in D.C. on educational singing with creativity workshops for high that made her realize that jazz music was policy for under served youth, a job that school students. her calling. Cecilia not only started was rewarding. But nothing seemed to Who is your favorite African musician or learning the ins and outs of jazz singing, please Cecilia as performing. “Performing singer ? but enjoyed it very much. She began was the gift that I have received from the I love many of the styles of African music. performing in clubs around the DC universe”, says Cecilia. “I decided to live I love the late Miriam Makeba and Fela Metropolitan area and eventually my dream”. Widely acclaimed for her two Kuti. I saw Fela many times performing in performed at the East Coast Jazz Festival live recordings Living Dreams and T’aint DC while I lived there. Also have great and many venues in DC. Cecilia Long is a Nobody’s Bizness , Cecilia was working on admiration for Hugh Masekela of South Jazz Vocalist, storyteller and actress. I her new music album Happy Talk to be Africa, Manu Dibango of Cameroun, asked her about her multifaceted released in June, 2011 when we asked Angelique Kidjo of Benin and Fela's son, activities. “Yes,” Cecilia answered. “I do all her to give us a few minutes to conduct Femi Kuti. My dream is to perform in these. My purpose in life is to be a this interview. Cecila gladly accepted our Africa and work with some African communicator and express my feelings request. musicians. about life. Through my music, storytelling “Please tell me the difference between a You certainly will, Cecilia! Incidentally, and acting, I am able to help heal others. Jazz vocalist and a singer? please tell me your opinion about Chase As a jazz vocalist I tell stories using songs “Jazz vocalists have voice ranges of all the Dream's effort to connect sons and

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daughters of the MOTHERLAND through play a significant role in terms of arts and culture? connecting societies. And music heals It was when I received a copy of FAHARI our pain, enhances our joy, gives us The tradition of hand-feeding Magazine that I first learnt about Chase happiness and even serves as a venue he ancient East African country, the Dream's cultural project from a to release our sorrow, loneliness and TTT Ethiopia has a lot of beautiful treasures, cultures and tradition, some friend. To highlight those who descend frustration by ultimately taming our peculiar to Ethiopia. Among these the gursha from the MOTHERLAND is a great way emotions. For those, whose calling is (hand feeding )and teff, tiny particles of grain, of us connecting with each other. “Healing others with their voice” like Your magazine, devoted to culture and Cecilia, music is a profession with great arts allows African peoples to share the source satisfaction. No wonder Cecilia many gifts that we possess with each gave up everything for music and chose other and the world. It is high time for us to live her passion! Kudos, Cecilia Long! all to connect and show the many The artist can be reached via Email: contributions African descendants are [email protected] making in the arts sector. As Cecilia correctly noted, art and culture

Handfeeding or “gursha” Nourishing and enriching our traditional music while Courtesy: Wubit E. that grows only in Ethiopia. The flour of teff is preserving our Legacies used to bake the yeast-risen Ethiopian flat bread, enjera. Even though the over 80 ethnic raditional African instruments emphasize the importance of giving due groups that inhabit the country have their respective traditional dishes, the enjera eaten enrich the fabric of African history recognition to traditional music and TTT with different type of stews, is a widely- and culture and contribute to the musicians and exert effort to maintain the consumed national dish both in and outside exciting opportunity of a global audience legacy of previous generations of the country. Enjera is served laid over a round for this genre. The continent of Africa, musicians and honor the contributions of tray placed on traditional hand-woven baskets with a population of around 800 million is veteran musicians. Our intent is to called messob and eaten by hand. While dining around the messob, it is a common home to numerous ethnic groups, introduce you with traditional instruments, practice to observe people hand-feeding their languages/dialects, culture, traditional as well as a few prominent traditional guests or loved ones by putting a hand full of practices, music, dance, ethos, religions musicians. enjera with the accompanying stew to express and beliefs and many more. Most one's reverence, love or intimacy, a unique countries share similarities in their tradition of Endingidi - Uganda Ethiopia's peoples' skin tone and features, music Endingidi is a traditional musical hospitable people. style, instruments, dances, traditional instrument of Uganda that resembles the Enjera is baked on attires and more (e.g similarities between masinqo of Ethiopia. It is a single string a round clay pan the Fulani in Mali with Ethiopians) . Even called mitad using tube fiddle with a cylindrical sound-box or eucaliptus leaves though there are myriads of topics that resonator, made of wood or cow horn as firewood. we aspire to bring to the attention of our Nowadays, this readers, in this issue of FAHARI practice is mainly Entertainment, we would like to acquaint observed in rural you with similarities between very few areas ,while some city dwellers are traditional instruments from three African using clay pans countries, i.e. Uganda, Mali and Ethiopia. designed to Like all other countries in the continent, function with Enjera and stew served on traditional these three countries have a variety of electricity, in handhandhand-hand ---wovenwoven basket “messob” traditional music and dance, because of order to avoid Courtesy: Wubit E.... smoke and their diverse ethnic groups and cultures. save trees. While featuring the most common Due to the growing number of Ethiopian traditional string instruments in these immigrants in the U.S.A and the high demand countries, we would, at the outset, like to Endingidi (left) & endongo (right) ---Uganda-Uganda for enjera, teff is grown in Idaho State since Courtesy: Albert Bissasso Ssempke Fahari | 14

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and measuring 15cm in height and 10cm table of monitor lizard skin is stitched with in diameter. A piece of young goat, closely-spaced strips of twisted and dried the 1980s and sheep or monitor lizard hide is stretched goat skin. Sometimes the line where the enjera baking over the top of the cylinder and is fixed to stitching is inserted into the monitor lizard became a the sound-box with wooden pegs, thorny skin is decorated by cowrie shells. profitable spines or nowadays with metal nails. The Cowrie shells were once a sign of wealth. business in major string runs across the sound-box via a Two cylindrical lengths of dense wood American cities, even though taste bridge and is fixed to the other end of the from the enzo tree form the arms, set in and feature of the neck. The e ndingidi player sings as he enjera is totally plays. It is played by men during different from the relaxation, weddings or other special one in Ethiopia. EnjeraEnjera----bakingbaking the traditional events. The common thread in the lyrics way in BahirdarBahirdar----EthiopiaEthiopia of the songs is social life. Courtesy: Timekehet Teferra Cherry Blossom Festival Endongo-Uganda pring is a season where most countries SSS in the world, excluding the continent of Africa start enjoying the view of clear, blue skies and the comfort of sunny and warm weather, bidding farewell to the severely cold, wet and snowy weather. Talking about Spring, we thought of mentioning a major annual event that takes place in Washington D.C. The National Cherry Blossom Festival, a two- week event to celebrate springtime and commemorate the planting of the first cherry trees brought as gift from Japan in 1912 in a bid to enhance bi-lateral friendship. The first Ugandan Musician Albert Bissaso two of these cherry trees, sent by Mayor of performing with endongo Tokyo Yukio Ozaki, have been planted on the north bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington's Courtesy: Albert Bissaso Ssempke West Potomac Park on March 27,1912 by the V-shape, which meet and touch the wife of then Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.A. In commemoration of this gift, it has outside rim of the sound-bowl at the tailpiece. The tail piece (string holder) is a small cylinder of enzo wood. Eight strings fan out from the tailpiece to the Ugandan musician playing endingidi yoke. As there is no bridge, the eight Courtesy: Albert Bissaso Ssempke strings lie close to the sound-bowl and vibrate against the skin when plucked, Endongo or bowl -lyre is a traditional producing a buzzing sound. Each end of string musical instrument generally the yoke is decorated by a tassel of Partial view of a cherry tree in played by a singer for self- goat's hair called ebikuzi . The e ndongo is Washington, D.C accompaniment. Endongo first appeared usually played in a sitting position but, Courtesy: Cherry Blossom official site in Buganda in the royal court of the occasionally while standing or walking. Kabaka (King of Buganda). It has an This instrument is played by two particular tribes in Uganda, the Baganda become a tradition to annually celebrate the almost hemispherical sound-bowl carved Cherry Blossom Festival during the first two from the hardwood makembya tree. The who call it endingidi and the Basoga, who weeks of April. This event makes this time of bowl is covered in the skin of enswaswa call it entongoli. Talking about Ugandan the year one of the peak seasons for tourism (monitor lizard). A small sound-hole is cut traditional music, there are quite a in the Nation's Capital, looking bright and number of veteran artists who have beautiful surrounded by the pinkish rose out of the skin right below where the left positively contributed to its development colored cherry trees. Around 700,000 tourists arm of the lyre enters the skin. The back travel to Washington, D.C to attend this of the bowl is covered with a rectangular and preservation. One significant name Festival, where many enjoy outdoor activities, piece of cow hide to which the sound in this regard is the late Dr. Albert such as the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run, The Ssempeke, a veteran musician, who also

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had vast knowledge of the music tradition tuning pegs, mekagnas, six in number, of the Kindgom of Buganda. Dr. are tightly wound around and tied to the Smithsonian Kite Festival, The Sakura Ssempeke n ot only preserved his qenber with the strings' upper ends. A Matsuri-Japanese Street Festival, the Cherry Blossom Parade, kimono fashion shows, country's traditional music, but passed on bridge-like unit, called birkuma is used to cultural performances, etc. We would at this his works and talent to his son Albert raise the strings from their lower end instance like to express our heartfelt Bisaso Ssempeke. Albert, on his part, is placed on the flat stretched leather of the condolences for the loss of thousands of exerting relentless effort to further sound box. The sound box of the krar , Japanese citizens due to the March,2011 earthquake and tsunami. promote his country's traditional music, like all other stringed musical instruments taking it to a higher level,while is the most important part. It is comprised Adey Abeba & Festivities maintaining his late father's legacy. of a hollow hemispherical body made of eanwhile, back in Africa, in Based in Kampala, Uganda, Albert is a wood, clay, or metal (mostly, any MMM Ethiopia at the end of the two- respected musician, who plays a variety ordinary bowl) and a membrane from a months' rainy season in Ethiopia, of traditional Ugandan music instruments, cow's, goat's or sheep's skin. (winter with no snow) most of the country's i.e. amandidaaaa a (long xylophone), Ethiopia had great krar players/singers, landscape is covered by bright yellow flowers. endingid i (one-stringed bowed lute), who have left an indelible mark in the The flowers are called adey abeba in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. endongo (bow lyre), akogo (thumb piano) history of the country's traditional music. Adey abeba , just like cherry trees, blossoms and ndere (flute). Albert told us that Among the top names, the late Kassa once a year and sprout all over the place a Tessema with his magnificent baritone few days after the dawn of Ethiopian New voice, Ketema Mekonnen and Mary Year on September 11, based on the Gregorian calendar. Also known as mesqel Armidie are few of them. One of these daisies. Adey abeba flowers add color to an top artists, still living and is acclaimed for annual religious celebration called mesqel. her art of Krar playing in Ethiopia is Mesqel (meaning cross) is a religious Asnakech Worku. “The Lady of Krar”, as celebration by followers of the Ethiopian many call her, Asnakech Worku was born Orthodox Church, marking the finding of the True Cross by Byzantine Queen St. Helena in in Ethiopia in 1933. She fell in love with 236 A.D. In commemoration of St. Helena's krar since early childhood, while watching revelation in a dream that the spot, where the others play the instrument and taught True Cross was buried could be traced by herself how to play it. Asnakech then lighting fire and follow the direction of the began performing in small bars and smoke, on the eve of mesqel, known as demera thousands of people, including foreign cabarets. This paved the way for her tourists gather at the Mesqel Adebabay, a talent to be recognized. In 1955 large outdoor space, where the lighting of a Krar (left) & masinqo (right) --- Ethiopia huge triangle-shaped bonfire decorated by the yellow daisies. The bonfire is usually lit by the recently started the Ugandan Music country's Orthodox Church official. The Demera celebration is accompanied by church Ensemble , a traditional music group he is music, dance and a typical secular song managing. Good job, Albert ! entitled “Eyoha Abebaye! Meskerem tebaye!” (Happiness to all! The New Year is Krar - Ethiopia here!) expressing joy over the New Year. The The traditional music instrument, krar (lyre) is similar to the endongo. The krar is the most popular string instrument in Ethiopia, played by wandering Azmaris (traditional singers) and in musical institutions. It is an instrument used solely to play or accompany secular music. The kra r consists of six strings, stretched vertically between a lower sound box and an upper cross-bar Celebrating the eve of Mesqel (qenber ), supported by two side posts Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1993) (missesso ). The strings ( jimat) are tied to Courtesy: Timkehet Teferra a piece of wire, or a strong piece of Ethiopian “Lady of Krar”Asnakech Worku leather, attached to the sound box. The Courtesy : Francis Falceto

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Asnakech was hired by the City Hall peg called meqaña that serves to tune next day, every faithful Christian rubs the ash Theater as a singer, musician and the instrument by means of tightening or from the remains of the bonfire on their actress. A few years later she joined the loosening. The bridge, b irkuma is forehead with the sign of a cross, believing that they will be forgiven for their sins. Mesqel Haile Selassie I Theater, the place she positioned in the centre of the sound box daisies have a sentimental implication in worked at for over 3 decades until she on the stretched membrane. The string Ethiopia. There are song lyrics that include the retired in the late 1980s. The multi- runs through a guide hole in the bridge term adey abeba, comparing a loved one's talented and charming Asnakech turned fixed for this purpose. Thus, the bridge rare appearance with the once-a-year out to be a great actress, dancer, singer serves to lift the string up to avoid blossoming of these flowers. and musician, who composed most of vibrating sounds when the instrument is Manicure/Pedicure: her own melodies/lyrics, some of which played. The bow called d egan is made of anicure is a combination of two were directly related to her life. Most of a bent wooden bar. Horse hair is tied on MMM Latin words manus and cure, her love songs won the hearts of many of both ends of the bow. The string of the meaning hand and care and used her admirers, she was loved by many. masinqo can be bowed either with right to express the act of hand care. In ancient times men and women took care of the The highly acclaimed Asnakech has or left hand, while the fingers of the other beauty of their hands and nails. Ancient traveled around the world with her krar to hand are usually positioned in the upper Egyptian women and men used natural entertain her fans. The “Lady of Krar”, part of the string. The finger positioning ingredients to maintain the beauty of their nail now in her 70s has been suffering from may vary according to the desired tuning and fingers. Long and brightly-decorated nails were a sign of the royal origin and high social Rheumatoid Arthritis and has been bed- (traditional pitch sequence or qiñit) the status. The first nail varnish appeared in the ridden for over 5 years. FAHARI's musician chooses. The voice range of USA in 1917 followed by invention of the first Editorial team kindly requests Lady the singer (usually the m asinqo player ever strength gloss in the 1930s which helps Asnakech's admirers and art enthusiasts himself) is adjusted by tightening or for nail polish to last longer. The idea of all over the world to give her a call and loosening the tuning peg. The m asinqo is applying false nails, which women desperately were looking for came up in the 1960s after a express LOVE and RESPECT,which one of the intensively used traditional doctor from the USA applied acrylic to his means a great deal for someone bed- music instruments in central and northern wife's nails to stop her from biting them. In ridden for years. A simple word of Ethiopia and thus, it is historically 1975, Jeff Pink a smart American invented appreciation and respect makes a big embodied in the music cultures of a French manicure specifically for Hollywood difference! It will be our greatest pleasure number of ethnic communities. The producers who wanted something new in the industry. French manicure, which has nothing to Email you her contact number. Please Amara, Oromo and the Tigray are known to do with the French or France is painting the pick up the phone and cheer this great for their m asinqo music. For that matter nail with light pinkish color with white strip on artist up!! Please contact us via Email at the instrument has a great symbolic top of the nail, something that would match [email protected] value in the country's traditional music. any color outfit. In a similar manner, pedicure, a Latin word derived from pedis for foot and or [email protected] Especially, the regions of Gondar and cura meaning care stands for foot care. Wollo in northern Ethiopia are known to Ancient Egypt is believed to be the first Masinqo be home to numerous country where the practice of foot care started masinqo players / Masinqo, a one-stringed spike fiddle is a singers (known as traditional Ethiopian music instrument azmariwoch), with very similar features with the although Ugandan e ndingidi. The Masinqo (also mesenqo ) is classified to the group of the bowed-lute family. The diamond-shaped Manicure (left) Pedicure (right) resonator is usually constructed of four Courtesy:Byonenic Beauty Spa rectangular wooden boards that are glued together. The top of the opening is during the time of the pharaohs. The kings used to receive foot and leg massages by covered with parchment or raw hide and their servants. Foot massage is important for the bottom opening is closed with a the improvement of health and well-being. wooden clog. The wooden neck or the Soothing of tired feet, trimming and polishing spike of the masinqo passes vertically nails to keep the beauty of feet through through the resonator protruding it at its pedicure has become a common practice. Nail/beauty salons and spas offer manicure/ lower end. The string made of horse hair pedicure services to men and women, prices is tied at the overhanging end of the of which range from $20 up to $150 in upscale spike and it is then tied on the wooden Ethiopian Masinqo player/singer spas. Melaku Sissay

Fahari | 17 FAHARI ENTERTAINMENT Azmariwoch are common in regions of Promotion-initiated Kibir LeTibeb (Honor Tigray, Gojam and Central Ethiopia. for Arts)Live Cultural Show in early 2000. Veteran m asinqo players/singers such as He now resides in the United States. And the late Assefa Abate , Bahiru still performs with his masinqo at one of Kegne ,Lemma Gebre Hiywot and the Ethiopian Restaurants in Washington Derbabaw Abunu are on top of the list. D.C. He is working on his first solo music Yirga Dubale , even though retired now album, following two previous albums he has played m asinqo for over three jointly released with fellow traditional decades. Chase The Dream Culture, Arts singers a few years ago. We highly & Beauty, LLC firmly believes that these commend this young musician for his artists (dead or alive) deserve HONOR persistent effort to maintain the legacy of and admiration for having been a source his country's veteran traditional musicians of inspiration to the younger generation. It and demonstrate the significance of is equally important to encourage the preserving cultural and traditional heritage current generation to express PRIDE over to people of his age. the past musical heritage by preserving Malian musician, Oral history expert & Master of ngoni the traditional music veteran artists have Ngoni of Mali Cheick Hamala Diabate maintained for decades. Speaking of Ngoni is the name of ancient traditional which, we thought of introducing you with lute. This traditional string instrument has history. We met with World Master ngoni a young m asinqo player, committed to similar features with the endongo of player Cheick Hamala and talked about a maintain the legacy of his country's Uganda and the krar of Ethiopia. The lot of interesting topics . Therefore, we traditional musicians. Melaku Sissay was body of the ngoni i nstrument is made decided to bring further details of Cheick born in Birbuax , a small village located from a hallowed out canoe-shaped piece Hamala's multi-faceted activities on outside the historic city of Gondar. Melaku of wood. Dried animal skin is stretched FAHARI's next issue . In conclusion, we says his father plays the masinqo as a over the instrument like a drum and the would like to stress the importance of hobby and sings for the church. His neck inserts into the body. Ngoni has honoring people of art and have their mother loves traditional music and dance. strings, which are mainly made of thin names and contributions properly Raised by these parents in a locality fishing line. This traditional music chronicled in order to pass their treasured where it is common to see traditional instrument is found in Mali, as well as wealth of traditional musical instruments singers perform at social events, M elaku West African regions from Morroco to their attendant talents to transit for started playing masinqo and singing at a Nigeria . Malian musician and historian in generations to come. We believe that young age. He left his home town, the Griot tradition, Cheick Hamala traditional musicians/singers all over the Gondar in a quest to perform in the Diabate is a world-recognized master of world, especially the ones we featured Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa . For a little the ngoni. Diabate has contributed from Uganda, Mali and Ethiopia deserve over a decade Melaku performed at Addis immensely to the promotion of ngoni appreciation for being instrumental in Ababa's traditional night clubs (azmari worldwide. Born and raised in the Mali, serving as a source of reference to the bet). He was favored by many for his West Africa Cheik Hamala mastered the rich cultural heritage of traditional music humorous lyrics, his great voice and ngoni as a child. He is a multi-talented and a fountain of inspiration for today's masinqo playing-technique . Melaku also artist and winner of an international award technologically-savvy generation. was the lead performer at the Teferra with deep knowledge of his country's oral

We thank the following scholars of Ethnomusicology, whose study papers we referred to in regards to the above mentioned articles:- James Makubuya: Endingidi of Uganda: Its Adaptation and Significance among the Baganda; Source: The Galpin Society Journal; Ashenafi Kebede: The Bowl-Lyre of Northeast Africa.-Krar: The Devil's Instrument, Source: Ethnomusicology; Vol.21 no.3 (Sept. 1977) Catherine T. Gray: Ethnomusicology, The Ugandan Lyre Endongo and its Music; Source: British Journal of Ethnomusicology; Vol.2(1993) pp.117-142) Timkehet Teffera: The One-Stringed Fiddle Masinqo: Its Function and Role in Contemporary Ethiopian Music, July 2009 published online (http:// www.horizonethiopia.com/index.php/Music/The_Masinqo.html)

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