Video archives/sources

  • Archive of the British Pathe

    Video footages of dance performances in Addis Ababa from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

    https://www.britishpathe.com/

  • The Hungarian Archive

    From a project commissioned by Emperor Haile Selassie, containing footage of dances and music from many regions of Ethiopia.

    https://www.ethiofolk.com/en/

  • Under African Sky

    A BBC documentary covering the music scenes in the 1980s in Ethiopia, including dance footage.

    https://youtu.be/6boJCbIr53w

  • Hizb le Hizb

    YouTube videos of Hizb le Hizb, People to People Ethiopia, a music/dance production by the Derg government in 1987 that toured the world.

    https://youtu.be/p3vWc7sqz8c

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