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

One of the country's oldest instruments, the begena was once reserved for the elite - and effectively banned during the ...

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.

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 ...

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