One of the country's oldest instruments, the begena was once reserved for the elite - and effectively banned during the ...

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On March 1, 1896, the hills of Adwa in northern Ethiopia became the stage for a decisive moment in African history. Under the command of Emperor Menelik II ...

For centuries, the instrument's music has accompanied the prayers and meditations of monks of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church, which represents about 40 percent of Ethiopia's 120 million people.

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The rock walls that must be traversed to reach Abuna Yemata Guh (Photo: Wittmann Tours). Disagreements within Ethiopian Christianity began very early. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church was founded in 341.

This church was "discovered" by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. After attempts to "latinize" the rite, many broke away to form their own rite under the control of the Syrian Patriarch.