Eritrea: Dancing for Cultural Preservation
[Shabait] With a dedicated instructor and coordinator to a group of youngsters relentlessly working to promote and preserve culture, Meras Dance Group has come a long way to garner the achievements it has registered so far in the Eritrean art. This dan…
Eritrea: The Remarkable Achievement of a Clay Artist
[Shabait] Our guest today is Rim Dawit. Using clay, she makes a range of ceramic objects that are used as household utensils and decorations. Rim says, “Instead of hanging your certificate on the wall, put your creative and spectacular work in high pla…
Eritrea: Cultural and Artistic Performances
[Shabait] Asmara, 22 May 2022- Cultural and artistic program was organized on 21 May at the Asmara Cinema Hall in connection with the 31st anniversary of Independence Day.
Eritrea: The Battalion
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Eritrea: ‘I Feel Like I Stayed Behind to Share Their Stories,’ – Artist John Meira
[Shabait] Meet Yohannes Habtegerghish, aka John Meira, a comedian whose name has been shinning in the art industry over the years. Yo-hannes went to Sawa in the third round and got the experi-ence of the place while it was in its infancy. Yohannes and …
Eritrea: Initiation Rites in the Kunama Ethnic Group
[Shabait] The Kunama ethnic group are one of the early inhabitants of Eritrea. They speak Kunama, which belongs to the Nilo-Saharan language group, and live in an area that is suitable for farming and rearing animals. The Kunama ethnic group is classif…
Eritrea: It Is Time to Let Loose Like Footloose!
[Shabait] It is unlikely that any human society has ever denied itself the excitement and pleasure of dancing. Like cave painting, the first purpose of dancing is probably ritualistic – appeasing a nature spirit or accompanying a rite of passage. But l…
Eritrea: ‘I Realized That the Sky Is the Limit’, Dawit
[Shabait] Every manufacturer designs his product using the right components, engineered to fulfill the function that the product is created to perform. Today’s guest, Dawit Eyob, made a short film, “Burden”, which fulfilled its function and won several…
Eritrea: Yohannes Kolmodin – His Works in the History and Culture of Eritrea
[Shabait] He is a former Journalist and an author who has recently published a historical book on Eritrea. While doing other researches, he found important materials about the Eritrean society from before more than 100 years. Then he decided to do furt…