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“Ethiopian by blood American by origin his parents named their 2nd child Michael Tesfae Yoseph.The art, the life, the gift and curse is what inspires him. It’s what makes him a leader in a world of followers. He said it best, to do what has never been done, requires a fearless disregard to ones limits and inevitable opposition. What do u say to a person who till this day risks everything to live out the vision he believes Is his true destiny.”
Amsale’s love of fashion began as a young girl growing up in Ethiopia. Amsale’s ball gowns, cocktail dresses and evening suits have been featured on the fashion and party pages of all the top fashion magazines, and worn by celebrities and socialites including Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Selma Blair, Salma Hayek, Lucy Liu, Heather Graham, Kim Basinger, Deborah Norville, Vivica A. Fox, Vanessa Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Heidi Klum, Katherine Heigl and many others. Amsale’s bridal designs are found nationwide at the finest boutiques and specialty retailers such as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.
Michael “MIKE-E” Ellison is a Hip-hop and spoken word recording artist, actor, and philanthropist. MIKE-E was born in Ethiopia, where he supports orphan outreach and healthcare programs, while maintaining nationwide recognition with one of the country’s most popular hits “Ethiopia (Everything Will Be Alright).”
Alexander Skunder Boghossian was born in 1937, in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. He grew up to become a phenomenon in contemporary African Art. His mother was Ethiopian and his father Armenian. Boghossian was not influenced by his paternal heritage; the topic of his creations was exclusively African. He was both Ethiopian and Armenian, creating pieces inspired by his African heritage rooted in the similar struggle of belonging and survival, which reigns true in both Armenian and African histories. more
Enkutatash is the word for the Ethiopian new year in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia, while it is called Ri’se Awde Amet (Head Anniversary) in Ge’ez, the term preferred by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It occurs on September 11 in the Gregorian calendar, except for leap years, when it occurs on September 12.
Madcon (short for Mad Conspiracy), made up of Tshawe Baqwa (Kapricon) and Yosef Wolde-Mariam (Critical) is a Norwegian hip hop duo. Critical was born in Norway, with parents from Ethiopia and Eritrea while Kapricorn was born in Germany from South African parents but grew up in Tveita in eastern Oslo.
Abyssinian Creole is a hip hop group based in Seattle, Washington. The group consists of MCs Gabriel Teodros and Khingz, DJ WD4D, and producer Kitone. The significance behind the name Abyssinian Creole comes from the bridging of “the oldest African nation to the newest African tongue” and references the lyricists’ Ethiopian, Eritrean, Haitian, and Dominican roots.