• Traditional Culture Show

    November 10, 2022 in Ethiopia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    For my last dinner in Ethiopia, I attended a dinner with a cultural show. The show lasted almost 4 hours with singers and dancers. The intent was to share something of the many cultures that exist here. (See several other posts for some of those cultures.) Unfortunately, there was no description of which culture was represented by which dance or song.
    The 1st picture is of the instrumentalists who accompanied the show. They are all playing traditional Ethiopian instruments, albeit modified for electric pickups for amplification.
    The remaining 9 pictures are snapshots of some of the acts. I'm told the costumes reflect the culture that the song or dance is from.
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