others have to sift through the pieces. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, nebil: addis ababa. anthony: admit it. you hear the name ethiopia and you think starving children with distended bellies. you think dust and famine and despair so awful, you frankly don t want to even think about it anymore. but take a look. addis ababa, capital city of ethiopia. a cool, high altitude, urban center that will both confirm and confound expectations. fueled largely by direct foreign investment and a returning ethiopian diaspora eager to be part of the new growth, things are changing in addis. it s one of the fastest growing economies in the world . it s not the first time the place has gone through a growth spurt. in the 1950s, emperor hai
woman in a bar like this. maya: it s forbidden. anthony: this is sort of a guy thing? maya: it s my first time. yeah, guys after work or the farmers. marcus: we re breaking major rules here. maya: and you have all, like, the saints picture there, and we re drinking. marcus: there s a lot of jesus in the bars. anthony: that s the last thing i want to see in a bar. the disapproving gaze of a saint. in 1992, addis emerged from the stifling 17-year grip of a hard-line old-school maoist regime called the derg. since then, the town has been enjoying something of a musical renaissance. but the story of ethiopian music all the way back to the beginning has been about finding ways to skirt authority, to mock it, even. to say what you want to say one way or the other.
anthony: in 1992, addis emerged from the stifling 17-year grip of a hard-line old-school maoist regime called the derg. since then, the town has been enjoying something of a musical renaissance. but the story of ethiopian music all the way back to the beginning has been about finding ways to skirt authority, to mock it, even. to say what you want to say one way or the other. the azmari are ethiopia s original freestyle rappers. they ve been around for centuries, voicing criticism, dissatisfaction, dissent, even when others could not. anthony: so, how old?
yeah, guys after work or the farmers. marcus: we re breaking major rules here. maya: and you have all, like, the saints picture there, and we re drinking. marcus: there s a lot of jesus in the bars. anthony: that s the last thing i want to see in a bar. the disapproving gaze of a saint. anthony: in 1992, addis emerged from the stifling 17-year grip of a hard-line old-school maoist regime called the derg. since then, the town has been enjoying something of a musical renaissance. but the story of ethiopian music all the way back to the beginning has been about finding ways to skirt authority, to mock it, even. to say what you want to say one way or the other. the azmari are ethiopia s original freestyle rappers. they ve been around for
17-year grip of a hard-line old-school maoist regime called the derg. since then, the town has been enjoying something of a musical renaissance. but the story of ethiopian music all the way back to the beginning has been about finding ways to skirt authority, to mock it, even. to say what you want to say one way or the other. the azmari are ethiopia s original freestyle rappers. they ve been around for centuries, voicing criticism, dissatisfaction, dissent, even when others could not. anthony: so, how old? marcus: maya, how old is azmari, i would say, what, 2,000 years? maya: yeah, it s like the