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Hejira’s new album ‘Thread of Gold’. This one has been on our turnable constantly since it’s release a couple of weeks ago. Unique and mesmerising featuring the magical voice of our beautiful sister Rahel, who reflects on the band’s trip to Ethiopia, connecting with family in light of the passing of her father. Epic and emotional!.. and live, they’ll have you in tears!❤️ cc: @hejira_info & @rahelonline
Melkam belated Genna! Always tastes better the day after!! #leftovers #ethiopianchristmas
Dug this photo and cassette out from our 6 months in Ethiopia last year. Warm 80s keyboard grooves for a chilly Sunday courtesy of Yishak Banjaw. X
Here's another Southern Ethiopia gem... Kocho! Probably seen more often accompanying Kitfo (Ethiopian beef tartare) as a flatbread, but this is also how I love it, fluffy, fibrous and drenched in Kibe (clarified herbed butter). I cooked this with my Mum back home last year, it's a star dish and complemented with meat (on the bone ❤️) and Gomen (similar to kale or collard green). It's unique, nutritious and delicious. Enjoyed by many regions and its people in Southern Ethiopia but a staple for the people of Sidama. Kocho is made from scraping the trunk of the magic Enset tree (false banana tree) and then buried and fermented in the ground, sometimes for up to a year or more, it's a labour of love and a way of life. ✊🏽
Clocks changed last night and London is starting to get cold! Makes us miss the 6 months we spent in Ethiopia after we left Hong Kong... eating this and many other nourishing home cooked dishes. This is Bulla, a Southern Ethiopia master piece, a thick porridge created from dehydrating the pulp extract from the stems of a fundamental food source, the Enset tree (false banana tree). Thanks mum. 🙏🏾❤️
Melkam Addis Amet! Happy New Year to everyone that celebrates it today. Today is the first day of 2011 in the Ethiopian calendar. Wishing you all a beautiful beginning of the year. Also thanking this beauty @destahaile for gracing us with her time and beautiful energy for the coffee ceremony at ‘A New Flower’ Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year celebration @giant___steps by @rahelonline & @analoguefoundation. 🙏🏾 Thanking our friend @terroneuk for the delicious Ethiopian beans too. X 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🌼🌼🌼