Tamagn was that fearless speaker in full command of his ego and a lover of the
Ethiopia, the world historical civilization founded by a great people aware of
their historicality and proud of their africanity.
Tamagn Beyene on August 14 gave a masterful presentation of ESAT during a fund-raising event
of Ethiopians in Boston. At this
event, through a blend of biting humor, arresting humility and elegance, he
exposed the interiors of hate and ethnicity by the ruling Ethiopian Regime.
In a shocking presentation of the distribution of power in Ethiopia, the artist
gave a compelling picture of the dominance of Tigreans in all the major posts
of the “ woyanne machine”. The names of the political personalities and their
positions were carefully presented to a very vigilant public.
What emerges in the end is a frightening picture of the Ethiopian nation
profoundly fractured by ethnic prism through which modern Ethiopia is being
divided and ruled to the detriment of a future that will leave a legacy of
hate, mistrust and revenge.
Contrary to the regime’s outside appearance, this regime does not believe in the
Ethiopianity of Ethiopia, but rather in a dangerous attempt at Tigrianizing
Ethiopia under the tutelage of ethnic lords, who believe in Great Tigre, at the
expense of the Great Ethiopia, and its classical Ethiopian emperors of Tigrian
origin. These Emperors were always Ethiopians first and Tigrians second. The
Ethnic machine of Woyanne is actively rewriting this history and promoting it
through force as power.
The artist heroically advised the audience to fight this vision through a
counter vision of a genuine Ethiopianity, which ought to be promoted through
the new media of ESAT, the harbinger of change, unity and brotherhood of
Ethiopians of the new generation.
His vision of a new Ethiopia can be presented through the powerful medium of ESAT
that he is generously presenting to the Ethiopian people, through a contagious
passion and commitment, and we Ethiopians are grateful to him, and so willing
to herald his name and bless this project, of which he is a major advisor.
—-
Teodros Kiros is
Professor of Philosophy and English (Liberal Arts) at Berklee College of Music.
