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Art Showing
Creatives of Addis |
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Tiruedel Zenebe is the star of Duka, an azmari bet in
Kasanchis. At around 12:00am, once the crowd and drum player
have warmed and loosened up, she takes her place in front of
three singers, and in high heels with swaying hips, she
begins to dance.
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Art Showing
Creatives of Addis |
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The third annual Art of Ethiopia exhibition at the Sheraton
Addis opened on Saturday, August 21, 2010, with 40
established and aspiring artists displaying 400 artworks,
writes MIREILLE DE VILLIERS, SPECIAL TO FORTUNE.
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Besso Comes to Town |
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At a busy taxi stop, one man has gotten creative
with an immobile minibus; serving besso, the
traditional ground barley shake to peckish people in
transit, looking for a quick and filling drink
in-between taxis, writes MIREILLE DE VILLIERS,
SPECIAL TO FORTUNE.
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Singing Praises of Addis’s Unrivalled Chinese
Restaurant
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At around 6:30pm on a Wednesday evening, three
Chinese men are sitting, smoking, and playing cards
while having tea in Da Tang Chinese Restaurant,
located off Gerji Road, near Imperial Hotel, next to
the NOC gas station, which is perhaps the biggest
Chinese restaurant in Addis Abeba, in comparison
with others that have sprung up all over the city.Read More
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A Head For All Seasons
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Ethiopian ladies generally have lovely hair.
Throughout the year, most women can be seen with any
variety of long, short, curled, or straight hair.
However, come the rainy season, almost everybody
starts sporting braids, or shuruba. These small,
tight braids, worn in a myriad of ways by women all
over the city, are by all accounts very sensible to
wear.
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Satisfying Late Night Urges for
Burgers |
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Restaurants generally close early, leaving
late-night party-goers hungry. Yet, despite the
absence of fast food franchises, Addis Abeba boasts
some excellent hamburgers that are available around
the clock, writes MIREILLE DE VILLIERS, SPECIAL TO
FORTUNE.....
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Feasting on Foreign Fare |
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The newly opened Kuriftu Diplomat Restaurant is
unique to Addis Abeba in that it rotates guest chefs
from foreign countries on a monthly basis, offering
diners authentic traditional cuisine from foreign
lands, writes MIREILLE DE VILLIERS, SPECIAL TO
FORTUNE.....
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