FM ADDIS 97-1

Ethiopian music culture runs far deeper than international awareness suggests. FM ADDIS broadcasts from Addis Ababa - the continent's political and cultural center - and plays music from that region's rich traditions. Modern Ethiopian music builds on pentatonic scale systems that predate Western tonality. Vocal styles developed over centuries in the Horn of Africa context. Contemporary Ethiopian musicians synthesize this heritage with global influences. The station plays music from that synthesis. Music as the only genre category suggests programming draws from multiple traditions simultaneous…