"We believe that in the world we are living today, people are relating to one another in realms of ideology rather than the confining borders which they are in. We believe that free thinkers and artists and creatives are by far the most borderless."

Host: Hanna HAILE
Music by: Ethiopian RECORDS

Understanding Zellan

"Our creative community is really stepping up, using their influence, their audience and their art into something that could be a teaching experience but also to make sure we are taking care of each other."

Host: Hanna HAILE
Music by: Ethiopian RECORDS

Addis creatives responding to COVID-19: The ONE on ONE Show

"Artists lead communities to imagine new possibilities. But now, too often we are becoming mascots of trends, entertainers of the idle and energizers of the wicked. Artists have a great responsibility to imagine a world that we can one day make possible. The technologies we hold today are imagined years before by storytellers."

Host: Hanna Haile
Music by: Ethiopian Records

Artists and Audiences: The ONE on ONE Show

"There is no lockdown on imagination. Yet feeling uninspired is one of the difficulties everyone is feeling during COVID 19."

Host: Hanna HAILE
Music by: Ethiopian RECORDS

Pressure to Create: The One on One Show

“…we commodify our culture as entertainment for tourism. “

This week on the ONE on ONE show, Hanna Haile shares her thoughts on the overall concept of development which has done little in terms of culture in Ethiopia.

Host: Hanna HAILE
Music by: Ethiopian RECORDS

Modern Ethiopia? The One on One Show

"On May 25th, Africa was celebrating unity the day George Floyd lost his life, so what does it mean to honor Africa if we ignore the world wide struggles of those of African descent?"

Host: Hanna HAILE
Music by: Ethiopian RECORDS

VOICE OF UNITY: The One on One Show

“Get a double ጋቢ  you don’t need nobody!” 
How did we get here? 

You can find out in our new limited podcast series “መቅደድ-ing “, a quick-witted አዝናኝ conversation of two friends on contemporary Ethiopian identities. Join the chat as they navigate to learn and unlearn all that their culture offers through their personal experience.  

We hope this series will strike up a ትርጉም ያለው ውይይት on topics that are mostly left unsaid.  

Language: 
አምሀሪnglish 
Amhariንግሊሽ

Hosts: Michael Demissie - Hanna Haile
Music by: Nerliv
T.me/Nerliv 
https://soundcloud.com/nerliv
https://facebook.com/klazomaniacs

Is Love Necessary? መቅደድ-ING

Located at the heart of Addis Abeba, the immersive Creative and Cultural Centre is the home of collaboration, discussion, progression and creation.
Our journey is to build a fair and viable Ethiopian creative ecosystem that can uplift the cultural and creative economy.
Check out our website for more.

Zellan Creative and Cultural Centre

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