Playwright Banna Desta has brought to life an often-overlooked ancient African civilisation in her latest work - a compelling ...

Saba, meanwhile, sings of the legendary Queen of Sheba ... one-stringed fiddle - plays an ancient Hebrew melody at the end, in recognition of the belief that Ethiopia's Jewish community is ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church dates the top-down Christianization ... Mai Shum (meaning chieftain's water) is believed to be the ancient Queen of Sheba's bath or pool. The bath is partly hewn and ...

Queen Yodit must decide which of her twin sons - Kaleb ... "The score parallels and complements the tone of the play," says Desta "because I feel like a lot of Ethiopian music has that ancient quality ...