Culture

Marcus Samuelsson’s 2022 Met Gala Look

Instagram Is Loving Marcus Samuelsson’s 2022 Met Gala Look Popularly known as the “fashion’s biggest night out”, the Met Gala is one of the biggest event designers and stars host in. For many people, the first Monday in May is simply, well, the first Monday in May. However, in the fashion world, this day is

May 4, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

The Weeknd releases new album “Dawn FM”

The Weeknd still warble about rough sex on “Dawn FM,” but with a softer edge, in exquisitely rendered tunes lush with echoes of Michael Jackson and Depeche Mode. The Weeknd new album dropped on Thursday night by hosting a live twitch stream with Amazon Music. The album features several artists, including Quincy Jones, Tyler, the

January 7, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Lamrot Kemal sentenced to 3 months in prison

Lamrot Kemal, a convicted felon in the Federal High Court’s Lideta Division II Anti-Terrorism and Constitutional Court, was sentenced to three months in prison in connection with the assassination of vocalist Hundesa. Defendant was acquitted of three counts of aggravated assault with intent to defraud and aggravated assault with intent to defraud. Prosecutors allege that

December 24, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

President Obama 2021 Playlist Includes Teddy Afro’s Hit Song

As has become tradition, former President Barack Obama has submitted his own end-of-year listicle highlighting his favorite songs of the last 12 months. For the first time, President Obama’s favorite songs also include Ethiopia’s renowned singer Teddy Afro new single ‘Armash’ (አርማሽ (ቀና በል)). The President’s playlist also included songs, such as Mitski’s “The Only

December 17, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Art Contemplation in the Streets of Addis

“The precise role of the artist, then, is to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through that vast forest, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.” James Baldwin The artist creates art that resembles the hidden

December 17, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Achare Shoe to Produce the Late Hanna Mesfin’s Album

Hanna Mesfin (Honey Spice), a popular vocalist with four singles, ቀና ብየ ፣ አትጎትጉተኝ ፣ ዞማዪ እና ፍቅርን ተውልኝ, died last week in a car accident. In addition to her popular singles, vocalist Hanna Mesfin was known for performing at various nightclubs. Vocalist Hannah has been working on her studio album with various composers by

December 14, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Designer Mahlet Afework among the six finalists for Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge

  AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. , is pleased to announce the six finalists of the 2021 Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge, who were carefully selected from over 430 applications received from startups and scaleups globally. Building on Tommy Hilfiger’s sustainability vision to Waste Nothing and Welcome All, the third edition of the program

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Haile Gerima On the Need For African Filmmakers to Reflect on a Continent That ‘Lost Its Mind’

We speak to the legendary director about the re-release of Sankofa and the trials of producing African cinema. When Haile Gerima‘s seminal work, Sankofa, first came out in 1993, it spoke to themes of forgotten history and displacement. Now, through a 4K restoration by ARRAY Releasing, the filmmaker’s urgent, uncompromising perspective is being shared once again — this time,

December 12, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Marcus Samuelson & Maya are naming the second baby they are expecting after Ethiopia.

Marcus Samuelsson and his wife Maya, who share son Zion together, revealed that they’re expecting their second baby in a sweet announcement on Instagram on Friday Marcus Samuelsson is adding to his family! The Top Chef Family Style judge, 50, took to Instagram on Friday to reveal that he and wife Maya Haile Samuelsson are expecting their second

December 6, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Diaspora

Documentary Shot Over 10 Years, Examines Dangerous Commodification of Khat in Ethiopia

  Born in Mexico and raised in Ethiopia, self-taught filmmaker Jessica Beshir burst into the documentary scene when her debut feature “Faya Dayi” debuted at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. An evocative exploration of the consumption and production of khat, a stimulant chewing leaf traditionally used for Sufi religious practices, the film started out as

December 3, 2021 • By Addis Insight