They're hopping in unison to one of his songs, which they all seem to know. At Our Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Oromo worshippers fill the sanctuary. It takes on the air of ...

such as armed struggle under the banner of the Oromo Liberation Front. Music has played a key role in the Oromo resistance movement. As is the case in many other societies - especially those where ...

We are in despair and idling, that is why I am whispering. So sings Haacaaluu Hundeessaa to his people, the Oromo, in the song Waa’ee Keenya (Our struggle), calling on them to take action ...

Oromo music has played a central role in providing alternative spaces for enunciating ‘the Oromo question’. On June 4, 2015, renowned Oromo artist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa released an intoxicating ...

While the song was written just before Abiy Ahmed, an Oromo, became prime minister in 2018 "the message was that ‘we have come so far, things have changed so much on the ground and this is a ...

We are in despair and idling, that is why I am whispering. So sings Haacaaluu Hundeessaa to his people, the Oromo, in the song Waa’ee Keenya (Our struggle), calling on them to take action ...

His killing has touched every young person among the Oromo and many more who had access to a radio or a playlist. Haacaaluu’s songs breathed life into an ancient art form with great skill ...

It was during that time when he wrote most of his songs, according to a profile in O Pride, an Oromo magazine. His second album two years later was a hit on Amazon, but it was his single “Maalan ...

To mark the passage of seasons, attendees old and young at Irreecha dip flowers into the lake and sprinkle themselves with the blessed water, amid traditional songs and dancing in colourful regalia.

Drake released three tracks on an Instagram account named @plottttwistttttt. On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the musician promoted the profile on his own Instagram story. One of the three songs he ...

Senior research and teaching fellow, Department of Geography, University of Zurich Music has played a key role in the Oromo resistance movement. As is the case in many other societies ...