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Yonas Maynas. Yonas Mihretab (born November 23, 1985), known by his stage name Yonas Maynas, is an Eritrean comedian, film producer, director, musical artist and playwright. He has received several national and international awards, [2] [3] including the 2021 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) for Best Artiste, Duo or Group in African Traditional.
After declaration of autocephaly of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church was recognized by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in 1994, the newly established patriarchal seat of Eritrea remained vacant until 1999 when Philipos was elected Abune Phillipos and the first patriarch of Eritrea (1999–2001). He was succeeded by Abune Yacob in ...
Tigrayans • Tigre • Zay • Amhara • Gurage • Harari • other Habesha peoples. The Tigrinya people ( ትግርኛ, ብሄረ ትግርኛ Təgrəñña ), also known as the Biher-Tigrinya or Kebessa, are an ethnic group native to Eritrea. They speak the Tigrinya language. [ 3][ 4] There also exists a sizable Tigrinya community in the ...
The music of Eritrea, is a diverse mix of traditional and popular styles originating from ancient to modern times.The nine major ethnic groups of Eritrea—Afar, Bilen, Hedareb, Kunama, Nara, Rashaida, Saho, Tigre and Tigrinya—celebrate autonomous music-making expressed through a rich heritage of vocalists, instrumentalists and activities within the country and throughout the international ...
Isaias Afwerki. Isaias Afwerki ( Tigrinya: ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ, [ 2] pronounced [isajas afwɐrkʼi] ⓘ; born 2 February 1946) [ 3] is an Eritrean politician and partisan who has been the first and only president of Eritrea since 1993. In addition to being president, Isaias has been the chairman of Eritrea's sole legal political ...
Eritrean music. Occupation (s) Singer, actress. Instrument. Vocals. Years active. 1990s–present. Helen Meles ( Tigrinya: ሄለን መለስ) is an Eritrean singer and actress. She has released several albums and appeared in many top-rated Eritrean films.
Battle of Keren. Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia. Eritrean War of Independence. Battle of Adal. Children. Kerrar Hamid Awate (son) Hamid Idris Awate ( Tigrinya: ሓምድ እድሪስ ዓዋተ; 10 April 1910 – 28 May 1962) was an Eritrean revolutionary and prominent guerrilla commander, and a symbol of the Eritrean War of Independence and ...
The history of cinema in Eritrea dates back to the country's colonial rule under the Kingdom of Italy. [ 1][ 2] In connection with the growth of Italian cinema in the 1930s, so too did the rise of cinema occur in Asmara, Eritrea. [ 1] In 1937, Asmara's Opera was converted into a dual-use theatre and cinema. By the following year, Asmara had a ...