Ethiopian Music: Inverting the Universal vs Particular Dichotomy
Fri, Sep 13
|Sankofa Video, Books and Cafe
Artist and Researcher Tewodros Aklilu (Tew-Ahadoo) will be at Sankofa, discussing art, music and more music! With a special performance by the lovely Munit Mesfin!
Time & Location
Sep 13, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sankofa Video, Books and Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Guests
About The Event
About Tewodros Aklilu
Born in 1961, Tewodros is a renowned musician, researcher, and educator with a diverse and impressive career spanning several decades and continents. Raised in Ethiopia, Tewodros began his musical journey early, participating in a Cultural Troupe as a singer and dancer in fourth grade. His classical piano training with Ato Teferra Mekonnen further fueled his passion for music, leading him to explore various global musical traditions.
After completing his early education at St. Joseph School in Ethiopia and Walter Johnson High School in Maryland, Tewodros pursued undergraduate studies at George Washington University and continued with a coding course at the Computer Learning Center in Springfield, VA. He attended Michigan State University in 1992, where he further honed his musical and research skills.
Tewodros’s research interests are vast and include global pentatonic music, the history of global music, and specific studies of Ethiopian scales, Asian music traditions, European…