As Boris Adjemian’s narration reveals, the Arba Arba Ledjotch (Forty Children), who became the first imperial brass band, were not the first Armenian presence in the country. Armenians had already been established in the royal court for many generations preceding…
Tributes have been paid to legendary singer Getachew Kassa who died on Tuesday aged 80 after a long illness. He had suffered ill health in recent years and ultimately passed away at Yekatit 12 Hospital. In a career spanning more…
The story of the Arba Ledjotch l In 1924, a group of forty children who had survived the 1915 genocide perpetrated by Ottoman Turks and had formed a brass band at the Armenian monastery in Jerusalem were recruited and somewhat…
More than 50 civilians were killed in an attack on Monday in Merawi town, the North Gojjam Zone of the Amhara region, the BBC reported citing families, and eyewitnesses. In the town of Merawi, situated approximately 35 kilometers from the…
Dessalegn Chanie, a member of the House of People’s Representatives representing the opposition party National Movement of the Amhara (Nama), has been arrested by government security forces in Addis Ababa on the evening of Wednesday, a family member said. Four…