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    The Fundamental Characteristics of Ethiopia Pop- Music
    (AdAddis Ababa University, 2020-09) Belay, Alemyehu; Aklilu, Zewdie
    Ethiopian music has a rich and diverse musical tradition with thousands of years of experience in both religious as well as non-religious practices. Ethiopian „modern pop music‟ experience is a recent phenomenon. This study has the central aim of proving and exploring the existence of “golden time” and the reason why the name “golden time” was given to a certain period music production in Ethiopian popular music production history. The beginning and the ending time (years) of the so-called “golden time” is some how controversial that, it needs special attention to be determined. The formation of the orchestra (bands) and the role of instruments are the main elements to classify the period as golden or not. The research is basically based on investigating musical elements found in the recordings.The melodies, baselines, chords, melodic phrases (verse and chorus), the usages of music instruments for solo playing and improvisation, rhythmic structures, scales and the instrument that used dominantly are identified. Data obtained from interviews and focused group discussions with key informants from music background are used as main reference. Documents and archives in the title of Ethiopian music, are also used. Both qualitative and quantitative methods in the descriptive approach are important to be imployed to conduct this research. Generally, this study focused on investigating the elements of music productions done within the time frame of the period so-called “golden time” to determine as golden or not
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    The Fundamental Characteeristics of Ethiopian Pop Music
    (Addis Abeba Unveristy, 2020-09) Belay, Alemayehu; Aklilu, Zewdie
    Ethiopian music has a rich and diverse musical tradition with thousands of years of experience in both religious as well as non-religious practices. Ethiopian „modern pop music‟ experience is a recent phenomenonThis study has the central aim of proving and exploring the existence of “golden time” and the reason why the name “golden time” was given to a certain period music production in Ethiopian popular music production history. The beginning and the ending time (years) of the so-called “golden time” is some how controversial that, it needs special attention to be determined. The formation of the orchestra (bands) and the role of instruments are the main elements to classify the period as golden or notThe research is basically based on investigating musical elements found in the recordings.The melodies, baselines, chords, melodic phrases (verse and chorus), the usages of music instruments for solo playing and improvisation, rhythmic structures, scales and the instrument that used dominantly are identified. Data obtained from interviews and focused group discussions with key informants from music background are used as main reference. Documents and archives in the title of Ethiopian music, are also used. Both qualitative and quantitative methods in the descriptive approach are important to be imployed to conduct this research. Generally, this study focused on investigating the elements of music productions done within the time frame of the period so-called “golden time” to determine as golden or not
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    The Role of Ethiopian National Theatre Orchestra for the Development of Ethiopian Music during Emperor Haile Selassie I and Derg Regime
    (Addis Ababa University, 2022-09) Grasella, Luigi; Aklilu, Zewdie
    The main purpose of the study was to study the contribution of the Ethiopian National Theater Music Orchestra to the development of Ethiopian music from 1955-1991. The study usedexplanatory research design with quantitative research approach and was conducted by applying three main data collecting methods: primary data, secondary data and observation. In addition to this, key informant interview was applied as a tool to extract the main findings of primary data. In order to fully complete the study, various books written on the subject both locally and internationally were explored to complete the understanding of the study. From the likelihood inspecting strategy to maintain a strategic distance from bias and error simple Random sampling technique were utilized. The basic research questions were created 1) How was the development of the Ethiopian National Theater Orchestra during the era of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Derg Regime 2) How was the skill and skill of the artists of the Ethiopian National Theater Orchestra during the era of Emperor Selassie I and Derg? and 3) what was the major achievement of the orchestra and its later influence on the development of Ethiopian music. A total of 15 people were asked to respond to the key questions of the interview. Key informant interview and secondary data responses were organized and analyzed in depth. Finally, based on the conclusions of the study recommends that, the subject has been reached and the researcher has given recommendations on what and how the Ethiopian National Theatre, the Ministry of Culture and the relevant bodies should do for the next journey.