Biruktawit Tasew's fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep, hypnotic sound. Along with six fellow ...

Legend has it that the instrument was brought over from Israel in the 10th century BC by Menelik I, Ethiopia’s first emperor, who received it from King David. For centuries, the instrument’s music has ...

Early explorers were on guard against the strange and horrifying humanoids that they thought lived just beyond the known ...

For centuries, the instrument's music has accompanied the prayers and meditations of monks of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church, which represents about 40 percent of Ethiopia's 120 million people.

Selecta One, a Germany-based horticultural company operating in the conflict-hit Amhara region, has announced the relocation ...

As Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, explore the fascinating calendars still used around the world—shaped by sun, moon ...

Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new ...