Asni
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Asni
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eng
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videorecording
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Asni
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1035093204
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Originally produced by Rachel Samuel in 2013
Runtime
80
Summary
Asnaketch Worku was an extraordinary musical artist who is as much a cultural icon to Ethiopians as Billie Holiday is to Americans and Edith Piaf to the French. She lived her life on the edge of her artistry, over the edge of her passions. But to separate Asnaketch from the social and political climes of conservative Ethiopia, particularly in 50?s and 60?s was impossible. Artists in that time were called derogatorily, “Azmari”, which the church deemed as, “...those not going to heaven.”. Official Selection: Pan African Film Festival - Los Angeles & Film Africa Film Festival - London
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