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LinkUp Addis August 2018 Edition PDF
LinkUp Addis August 2018 Edition PDF
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A captivating interview
with the young and
energetic artist Betty G
Mahmoud Ahmed
Keeping his promise, Mahmoud
joined Jorka Events once again
to perform on stage- Event
Review
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Editor’s Letter Thumbsup
Headsup
August Events
Calendar
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Followup
Event Review
Mahmoud Ahmed
Eatup
Restaurant Review
Village
Catchup
International Event
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Nyege Nyege Festival
Closeup
Interview With
Betty G 18 16 What’sup
Effoi the Social Hotel
Cinema Review
From the
Editor
Despite the fact it’s summer time in Ethiopia is not typically full of events, the past month has really been eventful for
the LinkUp Addis team and all Ethiopians as well. The magazine team is deeply grateful to all the supporters of the
magazine whose incredible initiative in sharing the magazine with friends and colleagues realized an unprecedented
reach of over 70,000 people for LinkUp July edition. Our deepest gratitude also goes to event organizers and business
people who were outstandingly cooperative to share valuable information about their events and establishments in
our venture to develop content for the August edition.
The LinkUp Addis team has also been following the reinstitution of peace between the Ethiopian government and
its Eritrean counterparts with great interest and excitement. The team is confident that the day to feature events from
Eritrea is not very far.
The LinkUp team forwards its condolences to the recent death of Engineer Simegnew Bekele- the Chief Engineer of
GERD Construction Project.
Eyob Workineh
Editor in Chief
Marketing Director:
Eyasu Abdella
eyasu@linkupaddis.com
Creative Director:
Benny Yoseph
benny@linkupaddis.com
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• Nebila Abdulmelik Photo Exhibition
Alliance Francaise, 8:00am-18:00pm
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• karaoke night • MBA in Impact Enterpreneurship| Open Day • National Career Expo
La lyonnaise bistrot, 9:00pm onwards St. Mary’s University, 4:00pm-6:30pm Millennium Hall, 9:00am
• National Career Expo
Millennium Hall, 9:00am
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• 2nd Hohe Literature Award Ceremony • Mindset Public Lecture Series • Live jazz • karaoke night
Ethiopian National Theatre, 5:00pm-8:00pm Ethiopian National Theatre, 5:00pm-8:00pm Sinkenesh grill bar, 7:00pm-9:00pm La lyonnaise bistrot, 9:00pm onwards
• Quiz Night
Ramada Hotel, 8:00pm-9:00pm
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• Mindset Public Lecture Series • Live jazz • Black Night
Ethiopian National Theatre, 5:00pm-8:00pm Sinkenesh grill bar, 7:00pm-9:00pm Diamond Hotel, 22:00pm
• Quiz Night • karaoke night
Ramada Hotel, 8:00pm-9:00pm La lyonnaise bistrot, 9:00pm onwards
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• Mindset Public Lecture Series
Ethiopian National Theatre, 5:00pm-8:00pm
• Quiz Night
Ramada Hotel, 8:00pm-9:00pm
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• Live jazz • Sem Ena Werk Literature Night • Big Brand Sale and Discounts Bazaar
Sinkenesh grill bar, 7:00pm-9:00pm Vamdas Entertainment, 5:00 pm-8:00pm The Mosaic Hotel, 11:00AM
• Big Brand Sale and Discounts Bazaar
The Mosaic Hotel, 11:00AM
• karaoke night
La lyonnaise bistrot, 9:00pm onwards
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4 Linkup Addis Ababa August 01, 2018
Thumbsup
Adriana Telles Ribeiro
As he sang Almu
Lela- his signature
Ghuragigna
song, he was
Mahmoud’s perfor-
mance was a mix of
joy, disbelief, excite-
ment, nostalgia and
most importantly a
lesson on ethics.
W hen September comes, there will be opportunities for upcoming artists. The
annual exodus to the breathtaking festival aims to connect underground musi-
Nile Discovery beach in Jinja, Uganda. This cians from around the continent with one
“By creating this
event, they have
managed to turn
annual event attracts talents another and with producers and the African music
and spectators from all over “It will featur musicians working with African industry on its
the world. It will also incite the over 300 artists music outside the continent. head.”
Irresistible urge to move, shake from more than The founding fathers and artis-
or dance, which intentionally is 30 countries tic directors, Derek Debru and
the name of the music festival. from across the Arlen Dilsizian told The Guardian
globe on five in an interview, that they wanted
Nyege Nyege, since its first festival stages” to showcase sounds from across
in 2015, has been steadily grow- the continent into one sound. And
ing and attracting a more eclectic they were inspired by the energy,
group of performers for its eclectic audience. freedom and easiness of the people. By creat-
This international music festival is orga- ing this event, they have managed to turn the
nized and curated by the boutiq foundation, African music industry on its head.
a community based organization in Kampala The 4-day music and arts extravaganza
that aims to develop the local arts and cul- will kick off on Thursday, September 06,
ture industry by creating 2018 and wrap up on Monday
conducive plat- September 08, 2018. It will
forms and feature over 300 artists from
Photo: www.facebook.com/pg/NyegeNyegeFestival
“Headlining for SA
will be Sho Majozi,
who was the main
act at Afropunk
Johannesburg and
is known for making
crowds go bananas”
In relation to that, was there any event that Any last words and Recognitions you might
you liked because of the elements you have want to make?
just mentioned?
I am a high profile supporter for UNHCR, a “The first time I
Yes. Recently, I was in London, for a perfor- UN organization that works with refugees. started perform-
mance at One Africa Music Fest. The venue As a high profile supporter, I visit different ing and working
was the SSE Arena, Wembley. Though not all camps, and I try to express whatever needs with a band I was
the audience knew my song, I was the hap- [the Refugees] might have. For example in a this shy girl who
piest on stage. The sound was crystal clear. visit I had to Gure-Shombola Camp in Assosa, wouldn’t move a
I didn’t have to scream my lungs out to get the refugees who were mostly from South lot and turns to the
my voice heard as I could hear it very clearly. Sudan. I saw that the refugees didn’t have a band whenever she
This gave me more energy to dance and thus permanent shelter and other needs that were makes a mistake”
entertain the audience who, before that night, not fulfilled. I advocated for them so they can
didn’t even know my songs or if I existed for have those needs fulfilled.
that matter. I am also a Green Fest Ambassador. As an
Ambassador, I am trying to create awareness
Are you planning a concert for you new about climate change and Making Ethiopia
album? Green Again. Around the end of August there
will be a 7-day running tournament raising
Yes, I am. Before a concert, I am planning to awareness about making Ethiopia green. I
have a small performance with maybe up to think it will contribute a great deal in remind-
200 people, and even before that, I will have ing people of environmental protection and
a concert on August 11, 2018 in London for the climate change in Ethiopia.
same project I mentioned before with One-
Africa Music Fest. Following that, I might have Finally, is there any one you would like to
a huge concert around the New Year. thank?
Getting to your routines, whose songs are you I would like to thank God for making my “My relationship
listening to these days? career possible. Next is a thank you to my with music has
Mom who has always been a big support and always been a way
These days, honestly, I am listening to an guide in my career. I thank my family, Young of passing my mes-
Indian song that I have to work on. It is a song Lu, Habesha Beer (sponsorship), Yisakal sage.”
Mahatma Gandhi used to like. But personally Entertainment (producing my new album)
for entertainment, I am listening to Justin for all their unflagging support.
Bieber. I am in fact a Michael Jackson fan. I
think he has set the bar very high. Locally my
favorites are Tilahun Gessesse and Tewodros Linkup team would like to thank Yisakal
Kassahun (Teddy Afro). I always try to learn Entertainment for facilitating the interview
from these artists and acquire some skills of with Betty G.
theirs to blend it into my own, if that is possible.
Edom Baheru
Aand Ekul
Directed by: Samuel Teshager
Runtime: 110m
Starring: Fikirte Desalegn, Yabsera Teklu
The story centers around three disparate characters, a tough tomboy, a young pickpocket
and a loner with a sad past, coming into each other’s lives by chance and after some ini-
tial conflict, and comedy, come to realize they are just what they needed for each other.
Aand Ekul is an optimistic, feel-good film, despite the bleak first act, about learning to
be grateful for the things we have and never giving up on family. The film is mostly held
together by the energetic performance of the lead actress, who was well cast for the role.
Other upsides include the good cinematography and good performances from most of
the cast. But, like most Ethiopian films, this one also suffers from the intention to be many
different genres at once. It’s family drama, comedy, desperate tearjerker and romance all
rolled into one, sometimes within the same scene. Also, The film’s story and direction is
a bit too predictable. The usual choice of “good message” over plot is clear in the writing.
But overall, I’d say Aand Ekul is a good choice for pass the time.
6/10
Misten Darkuat
Directed by: Bereket Werede
Runtime: 110m
Starring: Alemayehu Tadesse, Alemseged Tesfaye, Hanan Tarik
Misten Darkuat is a story about a man who decides, after finding out he has a month to live,
to find another man for his fiancée to marry, so she wouldn’t be heartbroken with the loss.
This far fetched comedy gets most of its jokes from the silly attempts of the main character
and his best friend to convince the girl to break up with him and move on. And mostly
because of the great chemistry between Alemseged and Alemayehu, this film is quite fun
and enjoyable. All of the main actors were really well cast for their roles and the writing is
also funny at times. Alemseged especially steals the show here, even though he’s typecast
as his usual character. The film is also well directed but the terrible cinematography almost
overshadows it. Also the ending could have been a lot better, it’s completely inconsistent
with the rest of the film. And even though the film rated itself PG-13, The mature content
and innuendo would be more appropriate for grown ups. But all in all, this is a fun and
romantic film I’d recommend to anyone in the mood for an Ethiopian film.
7.5/10
Ant Man and The Wasp resumes the story of Scott Lang (Ant man) right after the events
of Civil war as he teams up with Dr. Hank Pym and The Wasp as they try to figure out
a way into the quantum realm to rescue Janet Van Dyne, all the while fighting a new
mysterious villain. This film is very much in the vein of the first one in that the “hero” is
mostly comedic than heroic and the stakes aren’t that high, at least compared to other
marvel films. But the film’s light hearted approach is maybe what is needed for MCU fans
after the seriousness and emotional drain of Infinity war. Compared to the original, there’s
better acting, visual effects and action in this one; the addition of the giant “ant” man is one
example. But the film is also the weakest Marvel film in recent times after a string of great
releases that raised the bar. This one merely recycles the tropes of the old MCU formula.
There’s also no consequence to this film’s existence, you could skip it and not miss a bit
in the next marvel films. But if you’re a fan of the Guardians of the Galaxy films, the first
Ant Man or even Paul Rudd, You’ll definitely enjoy this.
7.5/10
Skyscraper
Directed By: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Runtime: 102m
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han
The story centers on security consultant Will Sawyer(Johnson) as he tries to get his family
out of the newly built world’s tallest building when a group of terrorists take control of it.
Skyscraper features the typical action movie premise of one man fighting a seemingly
undefeatable antagonist against all odds but this film fails on almost every point. Starting
from the writing, the clichéd and uninteresting characters are hard to care about, and
the dialog is cheesy and dull. The stereotypical villain is not even formidable enough to
stand out from his henchmen. The acting just seems like everybody wants to be done
with their lines and get it over with. In short, this film is like a really boring remake of die
hard. I suggest you save your money and watch something else. Unless you’re a really,
really big fan of The Rock.
4.5/10
Agazit Abate