Preserving Tigray's Heritage

Explore our collection of oral histories, music, literature, and historical documents that capture Tigray's rich culture.

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ሓደ ካብ ተጋደልቲ ህወሃት

ሓደ ካብ ተጋደልቲ ህወሃት 1977 ዓ.ም A TPLF fighter in Tigray 1985

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ተምሃሮ ኣብ ሓደ ክፍሊ ትምህርቲ ዓድዋ ኢትዮጵያ

ተምሃሮ ኣብ ሓደ ክፍሊ ትምህርቲ ዓድዋ ኢትዮጵያ 1961 ዓ.ም A class room in Adua, Ethiopia. 1969

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1 ለወይ ለወይ(Kiros Alemayehu 1983 Album)

Kiros Alemayehu born in Saesi Tsaedaemba in Tigray, was a celebrated Tigrigna singer, songwriter, lyricist, and krar player. He rose to national acclaim in the early 1980s after joining Ras Theatre and popularized Tigrigna music among non-Tigrigna speakers. His songs like “Selam Hawa”, “Fililiy”, “Anguay Fisis” and others delivered poetic reflections on life’s joy and struggles. In 1991 he released an album featuring iconic tracks such as “Megalewa / መጋሌዋ”, “Baeley kimalealki / ባዕለይ ክማለአኪ” and “Aye kujina / አየቁንጅና”

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2 መሠረቱ ሰላም እዩ (Kiros Alemayehu 1983 Album)

Kiros Alemayehu born in Saesi Tsaedaemba in Tigray, was a celebrated Tigrigna singer, songwriter, lyricist, and krar player. He rose to national acclaim in the early 1980s after joining Ras Theatre and popularized Tigrigna music among non-Tigrigna speakers. His songs like “Selam Hawa”, “Fililiy”, “Anguay Fisis” and others delivered poetic reflections on life’s joy and struggles. In 1991 he released an album featuring iconic tracks such as “Megalewa / መጋሌዋ”, “Baeley kimalealki / ባዕለይ ክማለአኪ” and “Aye kujina / አየቁንጅና”

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3 አሳልጥዮንዶ (Kiros Alemayehu 1986)

Kiros Alemayehu born in Saesi Tsaedaemba in Tigray, was a celebrated Tigrigna singer, songwriter, lyricist, and krar player. He rose to national acclaim in the early 1980s after joining Ras Theatre and popularized Tigrigna music among non-Tigrigna speakers. His songs like “Selam Hawa”, “Fililiy”, “Anguay Fisis” and others delivered poetic reflections on life’s joy and struggles. In 1994 he released an album featuring iconic tracks such as “Adey / አደይ” and “Ayimenekwan / አይመነኹዋን”

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7 አይመነኹዋን (Kiros Alemayehu 1986)

Kiros Alemayehu born in Saesi Tsaedaemba in Tigray, was a celebrated Tigrigna singer, songwriter, lyricist, and krar player. He rose to national acclaim in the early 1980s after joining Ras Theatre and popularized Tigrigna music among non-Tigrigna speakers. His songs like “Selam Hawa”, “Fililiy”, “Anguay Fisis” and others delivered poetic reflections on life’s joy and struggles. In 1994 he released an album featuring iconic tracks such as “Adey / አደይ” and “Ayimenekwan / አይመነኹዋን”

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Meles Zenawi (Abiy Adi, Temben 1989)

Meles Zenawi at the First Congress of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)

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A core member of a women's committee formed by female soldiers who joined the TPLF immediately after its formation

A core member of a women's committee formed by female soldiers who joined the TPLF immediately after its formation

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This photo was taken in the early 70s in the Eritrean Sahel

This photo was taken in the early 70s in the Eritrean Sahel. EPLF fighter Ramadan M/Nur on his right is Sibhat Nega chairman of the TPLF saying victory to the masses

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ሓደ ካብ ተጋደልቲ ህወሃት

ሓደ ካብ ተጋደልቲ ህወሃት 1977 ዓ.ም A TPLF fighter in Tigray 1985

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ተምሃሮ ኣብ ሓደ ክፍሊ ትምህርቲ ዓድዋ ኢትዮጵያ

ተምሃሮ ኣብ ሓደ ክፍሊ ትምህርቲ ዓድዋ ኢትዮጵያ 1961 ዓ.ም A class room in Adua, Ethiopia. 1969

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1 ለወይ ለወይ(Kiros Alemayehu 1983 Album)

Kiros Alemayehu born in Saesi Tsaedaemba in Tigray, was a celebrated Tigrigna singer, songwriter, lyricist, and krar player. He rose to national acclaim in the early 1980s after joining Ras Theatre and popularized Tigrigna music among non-Tigrigna speakers. His songs like “Selam Hawa”, “Fililiy”, “Anguay Fisis” and others delivered poetic reflections on life’s joy and struggles. In 1991 he released an album featuring iconic tracks such as “Megalewa / መጋሌዋ”, “Baeley kimalealki / ባዕለይ ክማለአኪ” and “Aye kujina / አየቁንጅና”

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