Green Oromiya

22/12/2022

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐨𝐟 Ittu, Afran Qallo and Anniya:
𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 and 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭:-
The Oromo of Ittu, Afran Qallo and Anniya belong to the 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐚/𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 confederation, one of the two main moieties of the 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. They are bounded by the 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐢 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 in the west and south, the 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐲𝐮 and 𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 in the 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 west, the 𝐀𝐟𝐚𝐫 people in the north and the 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 in the 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 and 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭. They call their 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐅𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐠”. They are basically 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐝 to 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬; the 𝐈𝐭𝐭𝐮, 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨 and 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐚.

1).The 𝐈𝐭𝐭𝐮 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 ocuppy the western part of 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬. Their home area is called “𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐫” or “𝐎𝐧𝐚 𝐈𝐭𝐮𝐮”. They are the people who are very close to the assembly of “𝐂𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐎𝐝𝐚𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐦” under which the tradition of the Barentuma Oromo adminstration system is kept.
The natural boundary between Ittu and Afran Qallo is 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐪𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 which is found near 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧. The boundary between Ittu and Anniya is the 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫.

2).The 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐨 Oromo lay to the east of 𝐈𝐭𝐭𝐮 and 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 of 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐲𝐚𝐚. They are largest of the three groups both in thier population and the area they occupy. They have four main divisions
called 𝐎𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐚, 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞, 𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐚 (which is
subdivided to 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐞, 𝐉𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨 and 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐞) and 𝐀𝐥𝐚. It is not clear whether the land of Afran Qalloo has a unique name although some people call it
“𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐅𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐠”. Afran Qallo had a long tradition of “𝐑𝐚𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐢” assembly which was held at a place called “𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐨” near the town of 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫.

3).The 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 occoupy the lowlands of the former 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞. Their home area is called “𝐃𝐢𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐀𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐲𝐚𝐚” or ”𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐪𝐚𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐚”. With only few exceptions, they are pastoralists.
The boundary between 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨 and 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐲𝐲𝐚 is the 𝐌𝐨𝐣𝐨𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝. The Anniya Oromo used to held their “𝐂𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐚” assembly at “𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐪𝐚𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐚.

01/12/2022

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01/12/2022

Dambii "Shaggar"

Dambii Lakkofsa 233/2015 jedhama. Seensa keessatti "... haala tajaajilaa fi hojiiwwan bulchiinsatiif mijachuu danda'aniin.... akkaataa seenaa, aadaa fi duudhaa ummata Oromoo bu'uureffateen hundeessuun barbaachisaa ta'ee waan argameef..." jedha. Tanuma irraa gaafii qabna. Mee adaraa dallaalaa gaafiilee sadi qofa nuuf deebisaa!

1. Hojiiwwan silaa Sabbata, Galaan, Xaafoo, Burraayyuu fi Sulultatti dhumatuu malan sassaabanii Finfinnee, Saarisitti galchuun akkamitti bulchiinsa fi tajaajilaaf haala mijeessa?

2. Seenaan, aadaa fi duudhaan Oromoo "Shaggar" Finfinneen ala ta'uu himu kun yoom eenyuun qoratamee argame?

3. Otoo ummatii fi hooggansi quba hin qabne, barbaachisummaan dhoksaa fi heeraa alaan "Shaggar" ijaaruu hoo samii bu'e moo lafaa bahe?

Barri jaarraa 21ffaa dha. Burjaajessuun waan hin taane! "Shaggar" Magaalaa hattuun hannaan dallaalaaf hundeessuu hedu ta'uu ragaan kanuma. Akka kabajamoo Muummichi Ministeeraa jedhan, lafti karaa heeraa alaatiin harka hattuu fi dallaalaa galeera. Hattuun dur otoo hin hojjatin nyaatu hardha hojii fi hojjataa nyaataa jira. Nyaatamuu diduun ammoo mirga uumamaati!

Dirra hattuu fi dallaalaa furdisuuf otoo hin taane jiruu ummata keenyaa fooyyessuuf adda rasaasaaf kenninee qabsoofne! Ammalleen hattuu fi dallaalaa ummata nyaatu irratti ni qabsoofna. Qawween teenya qubee rasaasi yaada! Qabsoon yaadaa nagayaan nagayaaf itti fufa! Siyaasaan qumaaraa fi shiraa, inni nama hojjatu nyaatu ni kufa. Bulchiinsi dhugaan qananii ummataatiif hojjatu ni dhufa!

26/11/2022

Borana and their beautiful cultural dressing

24/11/2022

Good morning

GIRAWA CITY which is being only one oldest city in Gaara mulla'ata districts

24/11/2022

“Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.”

— Marcus Garvey

24/11/2022

Beautiful Oromo Hararghe cultural dress!

24/11/2022

Garamulata, Oromia

24/11/2022

" He has been described as a national icon, a pioneer, a legend, a hero, a doctor, and even the undisputed king of Oromo music. All of these, however, cannot begin to capture the influence his music has had on Oromo identity, culture, and politics. His work and life reflect his pride in, and devotion to, the empowerment of the Oromo people. His uplifting lyrics and eclectic style will continue to inspire for generations to come.

Born on May 26, 1948, Ali Mohammed Musa grew up in Dire Dawa, Eastern Oromia, at a time when, according to Oromo historian Mohammed Hassan, “writing, teaching, preaching and broadcasting in the Oromo language was banned in Ethiopia.” It was also an era where speaking Afan Oromo was ridiculed, and Oromos were still called by derogatory names like Galla and Qottu.

At fourteen, Ali joined a group of youngsters from his neighborhood to form the Hiriyaa Jaalala band. Shortly thereafter, he received an unexpected invitation from the Afran Qallo Band, the first modern Afan Oromo band, to perform before a live audience during the 1963 celebration of Eid al-Fitr. This event forever altered the trajectory of Ali’s life. In his first public musical act, Ali sang “Birraa dhaa Barihe” roughly translated as ‘the break of dawn’ from which he received the much-adored last name: Birra. Though the Afran Qallo Band struggled under the repressive Abyssinian regime which eventually disbanded them, the exposure was irreversibly uplifting and lit an indistinguishable spark in Ali’s heart.

In a forthcoming book, A Fifty Year Journey for the Love of Music and His People, Oromo scholar Mohammed Hassan describes Ali as “a great gift to the Oromo people and to the world of music.”Birra’s extraordinary voice elevated Oromo music to the world stage, raised Oromo national consciousness, and created a space for connection to “home” for those forced into exile. A fluent speaker of Swedish, Arabic, Amharic, Oromo, Harari, English, and Somali languages, Birra is a rare talent who sings in six different world languages - a feat no other Ethiopian singer has achieved.

Widely held as the greatest and most successful singer in Oromo history, Birra is - as sociologist Gammachu Magarsa writes - “an embodiment of our national aspiration for freedom, equality and unity.” During his 50 year musical career, Birra produced more than 260 first-rate songs. He began staring at Haile Selassie's Imperial Body Guard Orchestra and played countless times at local nightclubs around Addis Ababa. Finding more opportunities abroad, Ali left Ethiopia and has since performed concerts across six continents.

In many ways, Birra did not escape the hardships endured by ordinary Oromos under successive oppressive Abyssinian regimes in Ethiopia. A year into his new life as a singer, Birra was detained for allegedly ridiculing emperor Haile Selassie during a short visit to Djibouti in 1964. As his wife Lily Marcos-Birra noted in a book chapter she had written about his life, Ali was later forced out of the Imperial Orchestra for refusing to vow for the despot emperor and referring to him as a “human being.”

While Birra broke no official law, in those days, singing in Afan Oromo itself was still considered a political act and an illegal one at that. Yet, Birra always fought back through his music. As his singing style matured, Birra’s lyrics became more political addressing such landmark political events as feudal landlordism, the introduction of socialism, an artificial division in the Oromo camp after the 1974 revolution, Oromo emancipation, exile, and dispossession of the peasantry.

Today, for the vast majority of the Oromo diaspora, Birra’s tender and nostalgic tunes serve as an emotional link to a distant homeland and loved ones left behind. Ali’s music inspires people to dance, reminiscence, and feel a sense of belonging. His beautifully haunting voice, often recorded only with a guitar, laments Oromos ongoing quest for freedom and dignity; with the same voice, he sings Bareedni Uuma - natural beauty.

In recognition of his unmistakable influence and talent, Birra has received over 30 awards from Oromo communities around the world – most for Lifetime Achievement. In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of music degree from Jimma University, the first by any Oromo as Dr. Hassan observes in the book.

As with all things “Oromo,” Oromo music still does not get the recognition it deserves in Ethiopia. During his career, Ali has performed alongside Amharic music legends such as Bizunesh Bekele, Tilahun Gessesse, and Mahmoud Ahmed. However, while they are nationally celebrated, the promoters of Ethiopian music are yet to embrace an Oromo singer, even one as accomplished as Ali Birra. Despite the systemic hurdles Ali had to overcome to find his voice, without a doubt, he is among Africa’s musical greats like Femi Kuti of Nigeria, South Africa’s Mariam Makeba, DRC’s Kanda Bongo Man, and Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour, to name but few.

Ali has inspired a long list of talented Oromo musicians but as Addis Rumble’s Andreas Hansen observed last year, “none of them have carved out a sound as unique as the one that characterizes many of Ali’s recordings from the 60’s and 70’s: the one of a guitar tuned as an oud.” Ali, who studied Music Theory at Santa Monica College in California, told Hansen, “I believe in small incremental changes to my music while staying faithful to its origins. I have tried to use new technological means while respecting the past.”

In addition to the gift of his music, Birra also supports local schools and children in disadvantaged communities in Oromia through Birra Children’s Education Fund, a non-profit he created in 2011. After his retirement from music, Birra and his wife Lily are committed to developing innovative and sustainable solutions to improve access to quality education in Ethiopia.

On the evening of the Fourth of July, Oromo communities from around the world will gather in Minneapolis, Minnesota to pay homage to a man idolized by an entire generation of Oromo. Ali Birra’s Golden Jubilee will feature a star-studded concert, tributes by those who have known and worked with him, and the release of a short biographical book with contextual analysis of his songs. He is also expected to mark the milestone by unveiling what would be his final album.'
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08/11/2022

A legendary artist with spectacular voice , one the greatest honorable singer in the Ethiopian🇪🇹 music history specially for oromo language but acceptable in all over Ethiopia , the legend dr Ali birra .....

08/11/2022

R. I. P Our Legend 😭😭💔💔
A legendary artist with spectacular voice , one the greatest honorable singer in the Ethiopian🇪🇹 music history specially for oromo language but acceptable in all over Ethiopia , the legend dr Ali birra .....

08/11/2022

Kun mulla'ata dabbaal lafa seena qabdu Kan gubbaan Isa diree. (on the best flat-topped mountain) which being only natural beautiful have one of the best day celebration.

Garamulata, Oromia