Ebbisa Adunya, 2013. Wikicommons/Hirphaa Gafuree.Some rights reserved. On June 4, 2015, renowned Oromo artist Haacaaluu Hundeessaa released an intoxicating single ...

Anyone who steps into the public sphere in Ethiopia is also a potential political leader. In this atmosphere, an outspoken musician runs a high risk of falling foul of the authorities. The country is ...

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Hachalu Hundessa’s songs gave a soundtrack to the Oromo resistance. Screengrab/Maalan Jira!/YouTube Music has played a key role in the Oromo resistance movement. As is the case in many other societies ...

"Everyday I walk in this city, I know I walk alongside death," singer Hachalu Hundessa said just days before he was shot dead in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on 28 June. We hear how the 34-year ...

The Oromo are the largest ethno-national group in Ethiopia, accounting for over 40 million people or more than one-third of the population. However, they have been politically oppressed, economically ...