Selam Festival : Getting bigger and stronger
What started off as a simple music concert is getting bigger and more global. The organizers must be credited
Zela Gayle
In December last year, the third edition of a yearly concert, Salem Festival 2012, saw an astounding line up of international artists such as reggae legend Alpha Blondy of Ivory Coast, combined with local big names as Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete – the legendary icons of Ethiopian music, performing on a grand stage here in Addis Ababa.