Kaethe Hostetter's Impressions of Ethiopia

Name: Kaethe Hostetter's Impressions of Ethiopia
Start: 2025-09-07T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-07T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 10 Mayo St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

Schedule

Sun Sep 07 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

10 Mayo St, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101 | Portland, ME

Impressions of Ethiopia is a collection of musical vignettes by American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter. Sourcing from her 11 years living in Addis Ababa, she transports you to the bustling streets of the East African metropolis, evoking the crackling sounds of a saxophone blaring out of a barbershop radio, a shepherd's flute melody turned dub reggae, the fervent dancing on packed dirt floors of a rural honey-wine bar, and the funky big band psychedelic sounds of Ethiopia's "Golden Era".
The solo multimedia project uses electronics and loops, storytelling, video projection, to share a personal journey and be a door to a world that is now undergoing serious ethnic conflict.