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28 April 2025
Motherland Sounds Is LA’s Must-Attend East African Party
An event where East African culture, community, and music collide is rewriting the Ethiopian-Eritrean diaspora story in Los Angeles.
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Music
26 January 2020
Grammys 2020: Performers Pay Tribute to Nipsey Hussle In Traditional Eritrean Attire
During a Grammy tribute, featuring John Legend, Kirk Franklin, Meek Mill and more, a group of dancers paid homage to the late rapper's Eritrean heritage, by sporting traditional garb.
Profiles & Interviews
25 June 2019
Africa at the BET Awards 2019: Dispatches from the Blue Carpet
We talked to Burna Boy, AKA, DJ Cuppy and more about representing their people and remembering Nipsey Hussle.
Music
17 May 2019
Watch Nipsey Hussle's Final Appearance In the Uplifting Video for DJ Khaled's 'Higher'
The video highlights the late rapper's love of family and community.
News
11 April 2019
Watch an Eritrean Priest Read Scripture in Tigrinya at Nipsey Hussle's Memorial in LA
Father Thomas Uwal reads scripture in Tigrinya, Nipsey Hussle's native language.
News
01 April 2019
'The Habesha Community Lost Royalty Today': Young Eritreans Mourn the Loss of Nipsey Hussle
"I'm half American and half Eritrean—as much as I am a black person from America, I am a black person from Africa too."
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