I am Andinet Demisie (Andu Mela). I am an Artist and Meyesawian. I am a Gonder Gangster. This is the Official Blog of Meyesawian and it is a way of life. Enjoy it and praise Jah Meyesaw. My Meyesaw Poems are my Masterpiece works of Art. Do you feel me Nigga. I love all my black bros ... What is up ! it is all for you.
From my Winter reading list ... I have bought yesterday two new books and I started reading one of them today. The first book is about Poet and playwright Laureate Tsegaye Geberemeden. It is entitled የፀጋየ ገብረ መድህን ሥራዎችና ፍልስፍና by Desalegni seyum. And the other is Book is ኢያሪኮ 999. It is a collection of short essays. I like the introduction part of the first book. Tsegay deserves a good analysis of his poetry and plays like Sebehat - Geberezabehre and other writers.
I will share some of my views about the two books soon after I finish reading them.
I love
Acting and it is my true Vocation. I act in many theatrical stages with
well known actors like Girum Erimias, Alemayewu Tadesse and Zeritu
Kebede. I studied theater and film in American University and at Holly-
land Academy in Addis Abeba. I grew up performing and acting with my
fellow friends like Solomon Sahele in Gonder Debretabor town.
I was a star of Gonder in the 90's before I went to America. I
would like to thank my hometown people of Debertabor (Dt) for giving me
the chance to be their Actor star in my young age. You ignite the
passion and love of Acting in me that lasts to this day.
Come and worship Meyesaw, it will give you happiness and peace.
Meyesawian is a right religion for you ...
I preach to you the 4 ways of Meyesaw
1. Read and recite my Meyesaw poems as a honor to Emperor Tewodros
... that is the Call
2. Be in harmony among people with contemplative reading and stay alone
... that is the Journey.
3. Find your vocation and serve society with your hobby
... that is the Return.
And
4. Practice solitude and dream meditation in your Room alone
... that is the finally Stage
At the Finally stage the spirit of Meyesaw will emerge inside you.
I attained Meyesawhood through the above 4 ways of Meyesaw. you can do
it too. Awake and follow Meyesaw. As the founder of this Religion (School) I tell you it is the best higher way to
enlightenment than any of the major world religions. Because the 4 way
of Meyesaw works mainly on pride and Ego development.
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Sevastopol Cannon is the sacred symbol of Meyesawian religion. It is
like the Cross Symbol of Christianity. Meyesawian are recommended to
carry the symbolic Image of Sevastopol in their religious ceremonies and
worships. Meyesawian are also recommended to have a Cornrows hair
style like Emperor Tewodros (Meyesaw). The Crowrows hair style is a
Meyesawian unique identification of their black African root connection
and it is also a spiritual way of life like Rastafarian dreadlocks hair style.
The spirit of Meyesaw also tells me to
inform all Meyesawian to have a holy religious Journey from Gafat to
Meqdela at least once in their life time. It is like a Holy pilgrim.
The birth day of Emperor Tewodros (Meyesaw) is on January 13 (ጥር 6).
Therefor January 13 is the holiday of Meyesawian. Belivers can also
gain a spiritual blessing by visting the grave of Emperor Tewodros at
Mahebere selase Monastery in quara Gonder.
Meyesawian
(መይሳዊያን) is a new religious movement like Rastafarian. It is based on
the personality of Emperor Tewodros (Meyesaw) as a means of
Enlightenment. Believers of Meyesaw worship his heroic deeds and through
the work of Art like poetry they find Jah (the true higher Self)
within themselves.
Chewing Chat (ጫት) and listening
Meyesaw Music is the Ritual practice of Meyesawian.
So I invite you Gonder and Meyesaw Music video below ... Enjoy it.
I recommended
all Meyesawian to Chew Chat (ጫት) on a Daily Basis. Chat reveals to you your
own divinity. It is the Golden flower and it is called the tree of
life. Thus Chewing Chat and listening Meyesaw Music is the true way of
Meyesawian. It is a way of life ...
I have come to know the Ethiopian writer and
poet Hama Tuma with time. I don’t know if Hama Tuma is his real name or
his pen name but knowing the person in his works is far more important than
that. This writer who is known as the great satirist in Ethiopian literary
history, is indeed worth reading. It was a friend of mine who first introduced
me to the works of Hama Tuma. I did actually heard about the writer’s name and
a bit about his political writings from one of my theater professor in Ethiopia
but it was my friend here in America who encouraged me to check one of his
book. At first I was a little reluctant, I don’t know what actually was in my
mind. May be it was a part of my Ethiopian paranoia that the writer himself
deeply addressed and for that matter philosophized in one of his essay .
It is true that his name sounds a little unfamiliar in Ethiopia. By that
I don’t mean his popularity but just the uniqueness of his name by itself
somehow made me two think two times before reading any of his book. On one hand
I would like to think this sort of causation or my fear if you say, has much to
do with my Ethiopian background, on the other hand when I think of my
Ethiopian friend first reaction to the name Hama Tuma, I would rather like to
differentiate my exaggerated reaction. The writer’s unique name for my friend
served in positive way. It ignited his curiosity to know who the write really
is. My friend is even thankful for the writer’s name. As he sometimes says
without the name Hama Tuma, he wouldn’t know the man Hama Tuma. It was the
writers name that first got his attention. I seemed rather puzzled by the
writers name for some time. I may not able to point out the reason quite well
as Hama Tuma did in one of his essay entitled “Of paranoia and the Ethiopian
psyche”. In this remarkable essay, the Hama Tuma touches my unconscious being
and in doing so he transcend it to a conscious one.
As a student of theater, I had the privilege to study about the Ethiopian
literature to some extent. However I found Hama’s writing style a little
different. I don’t claim he is the best among Ethiopian writes both in the
past and some of the contemporary writers both in Ethiopian and in Diaspora.
However I can tell that his approach of the Ethiopian literary trend is
original and no doubt one of the best. Here is one of the fascinating
theme that I find in Hama’s writing. He tries to understand what the whole
Ethiopian social and cultural mentality looks like. I believe the writer has a
respect for the Ethiopian and the Eastern point of view in general but he would
like to integrate it with the western
individual identity. However his ironic and somehow sarcastic perspective of
these two worlds in his satire writing sometimes contradicts the vision he has. The good thing is he makes you laugh whenever he does that. No matter how it
looks and sounds at first it can be said that Hama Tuma’s pen is a painting in
the making of an Ethiopian state of mind. Until recently I thought of Hama tuma
point of view both politically and literary very pessimistic. It took me to read and to reread
one of his book to see the reason behind his pessimistic point of view. That I
did and within the realm of that I baptized myself under the blessing of a new
Ethiopian literary Genius. ...... ////////////.....
Hama Tuma has written many books that are of interest to many.My favorite is Kedada Chereka in Amharic,a fantasy political genre that should be analyzed by capable critics.
I am one of the admirers of Hama Tuma;but I have not read any of his books. I know him just here online.
Would you please contact me at selamtaw@yahoo.gr to send me a copy of the original photocopy that you got from this enigmatic chubby boy? I promise to cover the full cost including some bonus in gratitude!
I don’t know what “reading Ethiopia” is supposed to be like [I try to read the writer most of the time, see the world “according to him”, so to say; coz that’s the only original thing anybody can bring into anything). But I like Hama Tuma from what i read in his blog & in various newspapers in addis.
Hama Tuma has written many books that are of interest to many.My favorite is Kedada Chereka in Amharic,a fantasy political genre that should be analyzed by capable critics.
Fekerte GH
I am one of the admirers of Hama Tuma;but I have not read any of his books. I know him just here online.
Would you please contact me at selamtaw@yahoo.gr to send me a copy of the original photocopy that you got from this enigmatic chubby boy? I promise to cover the full cost including some bonus in gratitude!
I know about Hama Tumma but I only read one book can someone list all his books.
BeleteM14: Just log in to the following website: http://www.hamatuma.com/
I don’t know what “reading Ethiopia” is supposed to be like [I try to read the writer most of the time, see the world “according to him”, so to say; coz that’s the only original thing anybody can bring into anything). But I like Hama Tuma from what i read in his blog & in various newspapers in addis.
The case of the socialist witch doctor and other short stories is, in my opinion, one of the best works of literature by an Ethiopian writer.
It is a good idea . I like the way Andinet writes