Azmari
An Azmari (Amharic: አዝማሪ) is an entertainer who sings and plays traditional string instruments. The practice comes from the Amhara Region of the Ethiopian highlands. They are comparable to medieval European minstrels, bards or West African griots.
Azmari, who may be either male or female, are skilled at singing extemporized verses, accompanying themselves on either a masenqo (one-stringed fiddle) or krar (lyre).
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