Jazzamba School of Music

Today in Ethiopia Orthodox Christian's celebrate Timket. It is an important holiday in the church calendar and the Orthodox musical traditions of Ethiopia play a big role in these celebrations. Across our country today, huge gatherings are taking place and each involves music.

Ethiopia has an amazing musical history, much of which has survived the test of time. Our musical history includes the work of the monk St. Yared, though his contribution to music has not been proven by history, as is noted in several books that talk about his history. To learn more about this aspect of music history, which is important for any student of music, you can read the following books: Yared and His Compositions by priest Tiume Lisan, Esetu Tirufat Yared by Belay Mekonnen and Bet Yataw Betegna by Yonas Gorfe.

We must remember that our musical diversity in Ethiopia is a beautiful part of who we are. It is not possible to study music and ignore the contribution that all the different musical styles have brought, especially our own traditional music as it is part of being Ethiopian!

Jazzamba friend and board member, Melaku, says it well in this video about his memories of Timket and the current cultural celebrations that Fendika is a part of.

So let us celebrate Timket together!

Invitation to Felega, Melaku's Timket 2022

Founded by a group of prominent musicians in 2008 to meet the growing demand for a quality music education, Jazzamba continues to uphold the most important core values in music education which also cuts-across to the music industry

It's been a few long years, but we are still here and we are here to stay.
Our Soul Purpose and Mission is and has always been...

The start of each week is a chance to listen, enjoy and learn more music. Happy week ahead. Keep grinding, and most of all more success.

We mourn the loss of our brother musician Hachaaluu, who was shot yesterday evening. What a sad loss for all Ethiopians and to our music industry.
Let music bring us together even in our loss!

This is a Ted Talk video from several years ago that deserves to be remembered. It shares the history of St. Yared and the beauty of language, through some common Amharic words. It has a great message about finding music in the everyday things of life.
Keeping listening and learning and developing your skills in music.

The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero Using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the ...

Congratulations Dr. Abiy for all the efforts towards peace and reconciliation. May peace and harmony be the priority for everyone in Ethiopia and in our region.

News: PM Abiy Ahmed wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 - EthioExplorer.com Source: http://addisstandard.com/news-pm-abiy-ahmed-wins-the-nobel-peace-prize-for-2019-2/ Full statement from The Nobel Prize Committee Addis Abeba, Oct. 11/2019 – The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his...