From the decor to food to the clothing of the servers, the owners of Eyo Restaurant aim to make everything at their second Ethiopian eatery a little more authentic. “All the spices and herbs are flown ...

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Falcetto was a promoter of music when he first heard Ethiopian music in 1984. As he explained when I met him, “A friend of mine was a stage manager for a theatre troupe who had been touring Africa and ...

Weinberg senior Beza Abate may smile when she’s happy, but it’s more likely you’ll find her dancing. “I grew up in Ethiopia, and for any special occasion — wedding holidays, proposals, any occasion ...

The first time Dr. Ruth Eshel witnessed esketa (which means shoulder dance, in Amharic), she was astounded. “I knew immediately that this was something new and different, something I had never seen ...