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Festival 2008
The 2008 edition of The Thousand Stars Festival of Music and Dance will be staged from
13th to 15th December 2008,
Arba Minch town, Southwest Ethiopia.
Representing traditional music and dance of over 56 groups from the heart of the Rift Valley including Special Guests from Northern Kenya.
This is a free event celebrating the cultural diversity of the Rift Valley Region. See video here.
Every year in mid December something extraordinary takes place in the beautiful lakeside town of Arba Minch in Southern Ethiopia
The 1000 Stars Festival is a vibrant and colourful celebration of cultural diversity. It's a unique opportunity to experience, first hand, the varied culture and music of an exceptional part of our world.
2007 saw in the Ethiopian millennium. As part of Ethiopia's millennium celebrations, over 1000 performers representing more than 56 ethnic groups from all over the south of Ethiopia (see below) performed in Arba Minch. Many came from very remote areas. The event attracted well over 50,000 visitors.
Organised by Gughe Indigenous Art and Music Association (GIAMA) and funded by The Christensen Fund this unique Festival has quickly become one of Africa's most renowned celebrations of cultural diversity.
Representatives from the following regional groups performed their songs, music and dance:
Alaba
Arbore
Ari
Bana
Basketo
Bench
Birale
Bodi
Borena
Burji
Chara
Dasenitch
Dawuro
Dime
Dirashe
Dizzi
Gamo
Gewada
Gedio
Gidicho
Gofa
Guraghe
Hadiya
Hamer
Karo
Kebena
Keffa
Kembata & Tembaro
Konta
Konso
Kore
Kusme
Oida
Maille
Meinit
Mejenger
Mursi
Nao
Nyangetom
Shekacho
Sheko
Sheko of Tepi
Sidama
Silti
Surma
Tsemay
Wolaita
Yem
Zaise
Zala
Festival Background
1000 Stars Festival Thousand Stars Festival GIAMA Gughe Indigenous Art and Music Association, Ethiopia, organiser of The Millennium Thousand Stars Rift Valley Music Festival, 15th -17th December 2007, 1000 Stars Festival, Festival of 1000 Stars, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Keta Kelile (Executive Director) E-mail: keta@gughe.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Mobile: 251-(0)911-702841
Ato Keta has been a leader in different governmental organisations over the last 13 years. He is experienced in community organisation and mobilisation. He has a BA in economics from the Civil Service College, Addis Ababa and MA from the University of Bangalore, India. Most recently, he has served as project co-ordinator for the Culture and Art Society of Ethiopia. He was in charge of the Chencha Handicraft Project in the Gamo highlands.
Temesgen H.Gabriel Chabbo (Program Officer) E-mail: temesgen@gughe.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Mobile: 251-(0)911-981007
One of the founding members of GIAMA, Temesgen was appointed Program Officer in 2007. He has worked for non profit organisations as Program Officer, Project and Training Officer, and community based institutions expert for the last 6 years. He has a BA in Economics from Addis Ababa University.
Befetary Assefa (Audio Visual & Archive Officer) E-mail: chombe@gughe.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Mobile: 251-(0)911-559328
Founder of GIAMA, Befetary has helped organise The Thousand Stars Music Festival in Arba Minch since 2005.
Befetry is a professional stills photographer and video documentarist.
Nico Lewis (Web-Site) E-mail: nico@gughe.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Based in London, Nico is a documentary film maker and photograper. He has partnered with Gughe in recording and documenting the Festival and regional music and dance, and in capacity building projects and Festival planning since 2005.Mursi performers at the Arba Minch Festival in 2004. Photo Taddesse Wolde
Back in 2003, with the aim of increasing awareness and celebrating the unique cultural and bio-diversity of Southern Ethiopia's Rift Valley region, The Christensen Fund of Palo Alto California stewarded by Dr Wolde Gossa Tadesse (Program Officer for the African Rift Valley), funded Ethiopia's SNNPRS Culture Bureau to stage the first of a series of Festivals celebrating the music and dance of the area. Events were staged in several zonal centres and in Addis Ababa helping to generate local and national interest.
In 2005, The Christensen Fund made two grants to organise and stage the Festival as an annual event to be held in the Rift Valley at the town of Arba Minch. The UK charity Global Music Exchange was invited to manage the staging, recording and promoting of the Festival and SNNPRS Culture Bureau were invited to provide logistical and organisational support for Festival performers.With the help of local craftsmen, Andie Main of GME designed and built the stage from sustainable materials sourced locally. Along with Arba Minch based camera-man Assefa Befetary, film-maker Nico Lewis produced a 20 minute film about the event. Martin Cradick of GME recorded and mixed the sound. A CD and DVD is available
This years' Festival is organised by Gughe Indigenous Art and Music Association (GIAMA).
The Festival will be held in Arba Minch 13-15 December 2008.
GIAMA looks forward to seeing you there!
Text and photo's by Nico Lewis (unless otherwise credited). E-mail: nico@gughe.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Gughe Indigenous Art and Music Association would like to express its appreciation and gratitude to our funders, The Christensen Fund of Palo Alto, California and to their Rift Valley Program Officer, Huduga Dr Wolde Gossa Tadesse who first had the idea that such an event could be realised. To Ato Solomon Tesfaye, former Head of Culture and Information at SNNPRS, to Ambassador Teshome Toga former Minister of Culture, and to Ato Mahamoda Gaas, Vice Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport for their ongoing support of this project. Likewise to Ato Amzaye Assoma Awoka and the staff at the SNNPRS Culture and Information Bureau office in Awassa, and to the Bureau staff and administrators at the zonal and woreda offices. To the GME team. The Festival is indebted to Ato Darout Gumaa former President of Gamo-Gofa and board member of GIAMA for his support and assistance in staging the event. To Halaka Mazge Gazato of Chencha Culture and Environment Association and Halaka Shagire Shano of Doko Masho Community Association for their contributions and assistance in this project., {mosimage}
The 2008 edition of The Thousand Stars Festival of Music and Dance will be staged from
13th to 15th December 2008,
Arba Minch town, Southwest Ethiopia.
Representing traditional music and dance of over 56 groups from the heart of the Rift Valley including Special Guests from Northern Kenya.
This is a free event celebrating the cultural diversity of the Rift Valley Region. See video here.
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Every year in mid December something extraordinary takes place in the beautiful lakeside town of Arba Minch in Southern Ethiopia
The 1000 Stars Festival is a vibrant and colourful celebration of cultural diversity. It's a unique opportunity to experience, first hand, the varied culture and music of an exceptional part of our world.
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2007 saw in the Ethiopian millennium. As part of Ethiopia's millennium celebrations, over 1000 performers representing more than 56 ethnic groups from all over the south of Ethiopia (see below) performed in Arba Minch. Many came from very remote areas. The event attracted well over 50,000 visitors.
Organised by Gughe Indigenous Art and Music Association (GIAMA) and funded by The Christensen Fund this unique Festival has quickly become one of Africa's most renowned celebrations of cultural diversity. {mospagebreak}
Representatives from the following regional groups performed their songs, music and dance:
Alaba
Arbore
Ari
Bana
Basketo
Bench
Birale
Bodi
Borena
Burji
Chara
Dasenitch
Dawuro
Dime
Dirashe
Dizzi
Gamo
Gewada
Gedio
Gidicho
Gofa
Guraghe
Hadiya
Hamer
Karo
Kebena
Keffa
Kembata & Tembaro
Konta
Konso
Kore
Kusme
Oida
Maille
Meinit
Mejenger
Mursi
Nao
Nyangetom
Shekacho
Sheko
Sheko of Tepi
Sidama
Silti
Surma
Tsemay
Wolaita
Yem
Zaise
Zala
Festival Background..
Gughe Indigenous Art and Music Association (GIAMA) of Arba Minch town, Southern Ethiopia. Organisers of the millennial Thousand Stars Rift Valley Music Festival 2007 1000 stars festival
Every year in December Gughe Indigenous Art and Music Association celebrate three days of music and dance from the heart of the Rift Valley, Ethiopia. This extraordinary Festival takes place in the beautiful lakeside town of Arba Minch in Southern Ethiopia.
The 1000 Stars Music Festival is a vibrant and colourful celebration of cultural diversity. It's a unique opportunity to experience, first hand, the varied culture and music of this exceptional part of our world.
2007 saw in the Ethiopian millennium. This year's extravaganza involved over 1000 performers representing more than 56 ethno-linguistic groups from all over the south of Ethiopia (see below). Many came from very remote areas. The event attracted well over 60,000 visitors.
Organised by Gughe Indigenous Art and Music Association (GIAMA) and funded by The Christensen Fund this unique Festival has quickly become one of Africa's most renowned celebrations of cultural diversity. Over the three day event representatives of the following ethno-linguistic groups performed their songs, music and dances :
Alaba
Arbore
Ari
Bana
Basketo
Bench
Birale
Bodi
Borena
Burji
Chara
Dasenitch
Dawuro
Dime
Dirashe
Dizzi
Gamo
Gewada
Gedio
Gidicho
Gofa
Guraghe
Hadiya
Hamer
Karo
Kebena
Keffa
Kembata & Tembaro
Konta
Konso
Kore
Kusme
Oida
Maille
Meinit
Mejenger
Mursi
Nao
Nyangetom
Shekacho
Sheko
Sheko of Tepi
Sidama
Silti
Surma
Tsemay
Wolaita
Yem
Zaise
Zala
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Nechisar National Park • Peter Tenbült Photography
Peter Tenbült Photography-PhotoBlog: Nechisar National Park, This National Park which is a part UNESCO, is located near Arba Minch in the south-west of Ethiopia. Nechisar means 'white grass', I think this is a suitable name for it because everywhere you look there is white grass around you. The 'Bridge of God' is also found here this is a narrow strip of land between lake Abaya and lake Chamo.
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