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Zumbara Band

Posted on July 9, 2016 by maggiemwoo

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The iconic traditional music of the Benishangul Gumuz region, especially the Assosa zone, is the zumbara band. It sounds a little like a symphony of car horns as you can see in the short clip below from Africa Vaccination Week … Continue reading →

Posted in Assosa Town, Volunteering in Ethiopia 2016 Tagged Assosa zone, Benishangul-Gumuz, indigenous instruments, Local music, zumbara

Shinasha 101

Posted on June 30, 2016 by maggiemwoo

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The Shinasha people is one of the five indigenous ethnic groups of Benishangul-Gumuz region. They are the only “Highlander” indigenous ethnic group (Berta and Gumuz are Nilotic, while Tigray, Amhara and Oromifa are immigrants from other parts of Ethiopia), mainly … Continue reading →

Posted in Assosa Town, Volunteering in Ethiopia 2016 Tagged Benishangul-Gumuz, ethnic group, language, Shinasha

Intersections at the Edge of Empires

Posted on March 9, 2016 by maggiemwoo

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  There is the taste of the red earth in the air in Assosa combined with the faint floral scent of the few mango flowers still in bloom. The green mangoes hang lushly from the numerous trees around town but … Continue reading →

Posted in Assosa Town, Volunteering in Ethiopia 2016 Tagged Assosa Town, Benishangul-Gumuz, history

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