"Lifeless!" he said sipping his coffee. "I just do not get it! Maybe I am too old for this. I could not find something I can call music; maybe Ethiopian music is gone with the wind!"
 

"You mean all?" I asked Mesfin Getaneh, a passionate music lover whom I was having coffee with. "For me, there are only a few pieces which I can listen to," replies Mesfin. For Mesfin, Tedi Afro (Theodros Kassahun) and GiGi are the only icons of the modern Ethiopian music with meaningful substance. "Otherwise, I still listen to the old and traditional music which I think are full of life."

Vying to be the Ethiopian Pageant

Seventeen glowing women beaming with hope to meet the approval of the 300-plus audience scrutinising their every movement. After months of honing the vibe emanating from their spotlighted features, this is the moment of truth, the final test.