Ibrahim Osman

Ibrahim Osman speaks to Adam Kamil, an academic and expert on the history of Islam in Ethiopia and its Muslim communities.

 yo, bust this Black to the future, back to the past, Def Jam  

Oromay tells the story of a generation of Ethiopians who sought utopia in love and socialism, only to be disillusioned by its brutality, which not only disconnected them from their traditions but also failed to offer an inspiring alternative. 

Somali music needs to find a balance between those aspects that nourish our minds and those that are intended for our bodies.  A long standing tension between mind and body has permeated modern Somali music since its early days.

Somali clan networks have migrated from deserts where these bonds formed in hardship to the digital realm.

The memorandum of understanding signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland has sparked a wave of polemical songs Music has always been one of the strongest means of assisting the liberation or control of people.

Somalis, with their ingrained love for communication, have eagerly embraced each new device to facilitate it, transforming it into an extension of their vibrant culture

Ibrahim Osman reflects on the way Tizita, the Amharic music genre, deals with the themes of memory, longing and nostalgia.

I would  fix him a caseAs alwaysAnd pose for defense with a straight faceBut the absurdity of blaming history points a finger at the second  in charge