Music and Art as Historical Record

The craft of writing was a minor art in Ethiopia. The art of dance and paintings are well known in Ethiopian history. 

Ethiopians entertain with singing and instruments such as the single-stringed masinko. The masinko is one of the most popular traditional musical instruments used throughout Ethiopia {musicinafrica.net}. 

                                       


Three aspects that led to artist expression in Ethiopia are: The spirit of the Ethiopian people who succeeded to preserve their independence for the last two thousand years, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the African soil on which the culture of the Ethiopian people has grown and flourished Thanks to these historical facts, the Ethiopians were able to develop freely their culture and artistic aptitudes {Teologiczne}. 

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