Ermias Haylay was 15 when he first touched a begena, one of Ethiopia's oldest instruments, that has since become "an addiction" for the young musician. From his love for the "charismatic and knowledgeable" instrument was born the Eman begena school, which now regularly visits a nursing home to play for its residents as a form of therapy.
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00:00Music
00:27In the beginning, it's an old instrument.
00:32It's an old soul-instrument.
00:34Because it's old, it's old, it's old.
00:40But it has a lot of qualities.
00:43For example, it's calm, charismatic, it makes a lot of noise, it makes a lot of sounds.
00:50It's soft, it's yellow, it doesn't make any noise.
00:54and that's what this instrument is all about.
01:27We will go to the next song.
01:29I will play it for you now.
01:31I will play it for you now.
01:33I would like to play it for you.
01:57I'm going to do it now.