Monday 7 October 2019

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Whatever happened to Afwerki’s comely face? Eritrean music in an age of YouTube

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Screenshot from Aytitehamel, by Eseyas Debesay and the Yohannes sisters.

Screenshot from Aytitehamel, by Eseyas Debesay and the Yohannes sisters.
In 2005, Eritrean singer Ghirmay Andom had just completed his latest album. As required by the government, he submitted the lyrics to his ten songs to the censorship office (officially known as “evaluation unit”) in the Ministry of Information.

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