After 11 years in the works, Siyamish Yamegnal, ‘I feel hurt when you are hurt,’ Gossaye Tesfaye’s new album came out last Friday. There are 15 tracks on the singer’s 5th album.
Alemtshay Wodajo, Yilma Gebereab and Habtam Bogale are among the writers who contributed poems. The artist also wrote lyrics as well and Mesele Getahun and Alemayhu Demeke Bini Bana also contributed to the album.
Recorded in a state-of-the-art studio in New York City the album was composed by the renowned Abegaz Shiwota, Kamuzu Kassa, Abel Paulos and others.
Rivo Communication and Events will be distributing the CD.
The wait is over for Gossaye’s new album
New movie makers earn recognition at EARTHOPIA film festival
The 13th international film festival also known as EARTHOPIA officially opened on December 24, 2018. It was hosted for the second time by Betelhem Taye. The audience included distinguished guests, film professionals, government officials, and local and international media representatives all enjoying films at the newly opened multi-functional Vamdas Cinema. This festival will continue until December 31, 2018 at the Russian Cultural Institute and the National Theater.
The objective of the festival is to encourage young film makers by recognizing them at the local and international level, and to discuss emerging issues in film. The festival will feature a presentation of the grand award (Ethiopian Oscar) for the best Ethiopian film.
The program was opened by a photograph ceremony; followed by a speech from the festival director Yirgashewa Teshome. His co-worker/the host of the festival Betelhem Taye introduced the first adventurous romantic movie as well as new local films available in the current market such as: Yenaseferlegoch, Letmetanew, Zemene, Bezakeremt, Ende Bale Enamist, Titian and others.
Afterwards a movie named Sweet Poisons (tafach merzoch) directed by Moges Wossen was shown to rave reviews and the evening was wrapped up with a cocktail dinner party in the upscale lobby of the building.
Tamerat Tola and Netsanet Gudeta win Bolzano race
Ethiopians Tamirat Tola and Netsanet Gudeta collected their second victories each at the 44th edition of the Boclassic in Bolzano, Italy. Running in unseasonably warm conditions that reached 15 C, Tamrat won the men’s 10km race in 28:12 ahead of Jairus Birech while Nestanet took the honors in the women’s 5km in 15:46.
With some 15,000 spectators lining the course, Zane Robertson from New Zealand, who finished third here in 2014, went to the front in the first lap taking a six-second lead over Jairus Birech. The chasing group formed by Tamrat, Muktar Edris, this year’s Youth Olympic Games bronze medalist Oscar Chelimo and 2018 European 10,000m bronze medalist Yeman Crippa followed a few meters behind.
Tamrat and Birech ran a neck-to-neck race until the end of the penultimate lap when the Ethiopian runner broke away, launching his kick at the bell. Tamrat crossed the finish line in the Walther Square in 28:12 holding off Jairus by 12 seconds. Tamrat fell 10 seconds shy of Philemon Hanneck’s course record but ran the fastest time since Paul Kosgei’s 28:10 win in 1998.Ugandan Oscas Chelimo was third in 28:50 ahead of another Ethiopian Muktar Edris,
In the women’s race, 2015 winner Netsanet Gudeta ran at the front from the early stages, closely followed by Kenyan Kisa, the 2014 winner. Nestanet pulled away for good during the third of four laps en route to her 15:46 performance, holding off Kisa by three seconds. Vohla Mazuronak from Belarus, finished third in 16:08.
Netsanet confirmed that her 2019 ambitions include a 1:05 half marathon next month and competing at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in March. Netsanet won gold at the World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia last March.
Waltenegus Abeneh
Name: Waltenegus Abeneh
Education: 10th Grade
Company name: Zemen Shoe Factory
Title: Owner
Founded in: 2017
What it does: Making men’s shoes
HQ: Besrate Geberael
Number of employees:81
Startup Capital 10,000 birr
Current capital Growing
Reason for starting a Business: Interest in the field
Biggest perk of ownership: Idea freedom
Biggest strength: I am committed to my work
Biggest challenge: Not getting raw materials from local market
Plan:To expand
First career: Street vendor
Most interested in meeting: Binyam Belete, founder of Mekedonia Humanitarian Association
Most admired person: None
Stress reducer: Reading
Favorite past-time: Working
Favorite book: Alemenor by Dr Dawit Wendemagegn
Favorite destination: Butajera
Favorite automobile: Toyota Corolla
