#habeshala

[fuboola]

THiS SUNDAY!!!!!! We are in LA!!!! So excited to meet our LA families :) 👶🏽👦🏽👧🏽we'll be at LA's Little Ethiopia 'Cultural Sunday' event - Sunday April 2nd. @ Little Ethiopia Cultural and Resource Center where we'll have some fun activities for both kids and parents. There'll be Fidel oriented arts and crafts, story time, face painting, coffee ceremony and food sampling! And you get to browse thru our Ge'ez inspired creations. . Share and spread the word with your LA friends and families. . #ethiopia #littleethiopia #habesha #habeshakids #lakids #fidel #geez #tigrinya #bilingual #nativelanguage #habeshala #facepainting #fidelcreations #ethiopianfood #fairfaxandolympic #midtownatl #ethiopianevents #habeshaevents #culturaleventsforkids

[beautifulhabeshaculture]

#RepostSave @habeshala with @repostsaveapp ・・・ Congrats to @lilly_works for making Forbes 30 under 30 list | An immigrant from Ethiopia, Workneh is the Senior Editor for Huffington Post's Black Voices, an initiative that seeks to elevate marginalized voices on a mainstream media platform. She manages both its editorial and social content, tripling reach in her tenure. One of the best parts of running a leading website dedicated to black culture? Interviewing Oprah | @forbes

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Fashionista and Jewelry designer Ruqayyah Albaari aka Ruru Jungle.

www.Eyeofruru.tumblr.com

[aidabsolomon-blog]

Party

Eyes heavy

Fingers tender

Knees sore

My belly is full

Ears still ringing

From mouth full of laughter

Teeth shining of grease

And spoils.

I stand in the corner

Tense and anticipating

The next command of iced whiskey

And moist bread,

Is it strange

That I have calculated

And have concluded

That every 12 blinks

My mind speaks your name?

[meronsays]

If you don't know, now you know. 🎵 ・・・ A sneak peak at the upcoming trailer with the entire #HabeshaLA team @aidabeesolomon | @rediate_ | @denkinesh_ | @enochelijah | @meronmeronmeron | @lensabogale | @kenfe_gebriel this month on the blog. Shot by @lensabogale // Edited by @rich_envisions // Music by @gdnamusic 💫

[beautifulhabeshaculture]

#RepostSave @habeshala with @repostsaveapp ・・・ @mbc.hiroots

[yaredsofresh]

Just a day away!! Y'all don't wanna miss out on the biggest event after Halloween!!! Young East Africas are here!! Bring everybody else! @dj_caliave on the 1s&2s!! People who post get in for $2 BEFORE 11 there will be security!! #IndustryCafe #LA #ethiopian #eritrean #Halloween #habeshala #californiaavenew #caliave #eastafrican

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Part 1 of the Habesha LA photoshoot with photographer Martha Mekonnen. More to come next week! Check out her work at http://mekonenmartha.wix.com/mekonen-photography. 

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Check out talented up and coming singer Melat. Download her EP "Canon Aphea" at http://www.beholdmelat.com/

Twitter: @beholdmelat

IG: @beholdmelat

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Habesha LA and Cushline Media present the first ever Habesha Happy Hour at the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA) Tournament. The Habesha Happy Hour took place on Wednesday, July 2nd at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara. 

Habesha LA is a curated blog to feature creative talent in the Habesha community. Set to launch in August 2014, Habesha LA aims to celebrate and promote the overlooked accomplishments of creative and innovate talent of our community around the world. Furthermore, Habesha LA will be a platform as a way of networking and connecting to other Ethiopian and Eritrean talent through their blog as well as networking events.

Founded in 2011, Cushline Media Group is a multimedia and marketing company focused on delivering a higher standard of service to its clients through premium multimedia production, strategic marketing campaigns, social events, and a tactical approach to public relations. Cushline Media Group is part of the Cushline family of companies, serving as the frontrunner for bridging the gap between the rich heritage of our culture's past and the current & future generations of the diaspora. 

[yaredsofresh]

HABESHA HALLOWEEN PARTY!! Don't sleep on this!! Not far from little Ethiopia! Nov. 1st Drinks and hookah will be provided! Music by one of the best @dj_caliave !! #HabeshaLA #Halloween #hookah #LA

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Habesha of the Week: Fisseha

Name: Fisseha

Age: 27

Hometown: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Describe your hustle/brand

I would call my hustle/brand…elemental. Reason being is because as a photographer, I am rarely the kind that asks subjects to pose. RARELY. I love candid shooting, particularly portraiture. I love catching people off-guard and in their element, when they are vulnerable, and stripped down to the basic human core. Most clients, particularly weddings, hire me to follow them around with my camera. Be it the women are applying make-up, men grooming themselves, in the limo etc. I try to catch people when they are….being people.

Some of your influences:

My influences first and foremost are Ansel Adams, Gordon Parks, Annie Leibovitz and Roy DeCarava. If you know of these photographers you know they shot primarily in black/white. B/W photography is my absolute passion, and these guys were beyond masters. I always tell people that if you are able to make a b/w speak louder than a color photographer, you got the itch. Ansel Adams, for example. He is known for his b/w Yosemite landscapes. When you think landscapes you think vibrant colors, the trees, the valley etc, but his b/w images of a landscapes spoke so much more volumes about the American West than most color photographs to this day. I aim to reach that level one day.

What can we expect from you in the near future?

You can expect me still carrying elevating what was once a simple hobby to the next level. I have shot almost all types of events (to get an overall experience) so I want to start narrow my portfolio down to b/w portraits.

Where can we reach you? (Website, Twitter, E-mail)?

My website is fissehamoges.wix.com/fissehamoges

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