His parents were Ethiopian nationals. He was a good child, a well-behaved child, fussed over by his grandmother and his mother, who raised him. His grandmother showed him off to visitors—he could speak handsome, fluent Amharic, while the children of her friends were taciturn little Canadians...
The two performed “Timeless” for the first time at The Weeknd’s one-night-only concert in São Paulo, Brazil earlier this month, where the Canadian-Ethiopian superstar performed his latest single “Dancing in the Flames,” his aptly titled “São Paulo” collaboration with Anitta, and mo...
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Source: NPR Music"Now that all future plans have been postponed, and it's time to look back on the things you thought you owned, do you remember them well?"actor Jim Carrey, serving as narrator, asks listeners on the final track of The Weeknd's new album. The dawn climbs out of the...
Ethiopian love The Weeknd is a man who loves his culture. In various occasions, he has stated that Ethiopian culture has greatly influenced and impacted his sound. He often listens to the great artists and musicians emerging from the country. He is also a person like mentioned before, who ke...
Ethiopian Abebe Bikila ran the 1960 Rome marathon barefoot, beat the runner-up by 25 seconds, and set a new world record of 2:15:41.6. Wearing shoes in Tokyo four years later, Bikila became the first to defend an Olympic marathon--this time in 2:12:11.2, over four minutes better than...
seemingly directly styled on the Iraq-set cold open ofThe Exorcist(1973), describing the excavation of the opal from an Ethiopian diamond mine. In the process of its removal, we see a (black) miner grievously wounded; he suffers so that the jewel will make its way to Howard. This seq...