Many churches have contributed a lot of share for the current music industry. Beyonce Knowles was a soloist in the choir of her church, in St. John's United Methodist Church.

The well known Whitny Houston was also a soloist in the junior gospel choir at her Baptist church; at a teenager.

Singing in the local church choir or in your school choir is a modest place that you could possibly achieve your talent. This will give you the opportunity to use your voice with other singers and will...
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የኢትዮጵያ ቅጅና ተዛማጅ መብቶች የጋራ አስተዳደር ማኅበር፣ አዲስ አበባ ውስጥ በሕገ ወጥ መንገድ የዘፈኖችን፣ የፊልሞችን እና ሌሎች የኪነ ጥበብ ሥራዎችን አባዝተው እና አስመስለው ሠርተው በመሸጥ ሥራ የተጠረጠሩ 108 ሙዚቃ ቤቶችን ከአዲስ አበባ ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን ጋር በመተባበር በትናንትናው ዕለት ሕጋዊ ፍተ...
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ዋልታ ኢንፎርሜሽን ማዕከል እና የኢትዮጵያ ጃዝ ሙዚቃ አባት የሆነው አርቲስት ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ በጋራ በመሆን አዲስ ኩባንያ ያቋቋሙ ሲሆን፣ ይህ ኩባንያ ሜጋ አምፊ ትያትር ቤትን ያስተዳድራል፡፡
ሁለቱ አካላት የሚያቋቁሙት ኩባንያ ዋል አፍሪካ ጃዝ መንደር የሚል ስያሜ ያገኘ ሲሆን፣ ማን ምን ያህል ድርሻ ይ...
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Ethiopian federal high court passed a 4 year imprisonment and issued a warrant to arrest a well known traditional music artist Semahegn belew for his involvement in 2002 car accident that killed a man named Girum Tesfaye.

Semahegn belew was accused for intentionally killed Girum using his vehicle and the court adjourned before yesterday found him guilty.
previously the case was dismissed as the artist was not guilty but after a reviewed the case the court said they found a mistake on pr...
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No offense to Nas and Damian Marley, but the recent excitement over "As We Enter," a leaked track from their upcoming collaborative album Distant Relatives, focused mainly on a relatively minor component: the slamming, horn-driven sample from Mulatu Astatke's "Yegelle Tezeta," a mind-bendingly cool nod to the crucial but often overlooked figure credited with creating a remarkable fusion called Ethio-jazz.

Though a crate-digger's favorite who's currently on a long European tour, the six...

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Few contemporary films burn with the passion and authenticity of "Teza," Haile Gerima's elaborate drama chronicling three decades in the life of an Ethiopian man anguished by hi...
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Michael Jackson's relatives are attending a court appearance by the doctor accused of giving him a lethal dose of powerful anaesthetic.

Dr Conrad Murray, 57, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

During a brief procedural hearing in Los Angeles, Dr Murray's case was assigned to Judge Michael Pastor.

Judge Pastor adjourned the case until mid-June, when he is expected to rule on whether to revoke Dr Murray's medical licence pending the full trial.

Members of the Jackson fam...

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Following his 2008 collaboration with The Heliocentrics, Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke's star has risen appreciably, with last October's New York – Addis – London compilation drawn from his Sixties and Seventies work now followed by Mulatu Steps Ahead, his first new studio album in some time.

Recorded with a mixture of Ethiopian musicians, Heliocentrics, British jazz players and Boston's genre-straddling Either/Orchestra, it's an enjoyably eclectic collection in which Astat...

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A Frenchman who police say hacked Twitter accounts belonging to US President Barack Obama and celebrities could face jail.

The unemployed 25-year-old was arrested on Tuesday after an operation lasting several months, conducted by French police with agents from the FBI.

The 25-year-old is said to have hacked into the micro-blogging website, by simply guessing users' passwords.

The suspect reportedly targeted other celebrities, including Britney Spears.

After being questioned by police, ...

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Sri Lanka has refused to issue a visa to R&B star Akon, who was due to perform there next month, saying he offended the country's Buddhists.

The ban comes after protests over one of the star's music videos featuring scantily-clad women dancing in front of a statue of Buddha.

A spokesperson for Akon said later that, due to the protests, the star had "decided to postpone" his show.

They said they hoped to have the issue "resolved in the coming weeks".

In a statement, the government said t...

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