Ethiopia is one of the centers of origin for various crops. Enset (false banana, scientific name: Ensete ventricosum) is one of the endemic or native plant species which is found in the highlands of south and southwestern Ethiopia including the Dorzé village
Ethiopia is a land of wonder and fascination, a country with one of the richest histories in the African continent as well as in the world with more than three thousand years of history, and home to friendly people who descended from some of the world’s oldest civilizations. Most part of the country is diversified with both natural and cultural potential tourism resource: natural attractions include some of the highest and lowest places in Africa along with immense wildlife including a significant variety of endemic ones. Moreover, the cultural attraction which includes very old and well preserved historical traditions with mesmerizing style.
Ethiopia is not only treated as the motherland of music, songs, art and culture. Ethiopia upholds a unique cultural heritage and diverse music history in the entire African continent. In the country, various ethnic groups have their own distinct traditional music instruments like masinko, krar, washint, begena, and kebero. As widely known, most of the traditional music instruments are made from wood, bamboo, animal skin, as well as an animal horn to mention a few. The Dorzé people have a unique traditional music instrument called Eddo from which the sound is only produced by human tunes without using any other tangible materials, which is different from other musical sounds of other modern and traditional instruments. Unlike many other musical instruments, Eddo produces seven different sounds or nota namely Ayphe, Ayphekaletho, Dhunbe, Dhunbekaletho, Tucha, Phila, and Philakaletho. For each sound, there are some people who have specialized in it. Eddo music play is started by Ayphe and then the others follow according to the order they are mentioned above.Dorzé people use human sound as an instrument for their traditional music. Unfortunately, this unique traditional knowledge is not acknowledged and documented. It is not also promoted and used as tourism products. In addition to Eddo, like other ethnic groups of the country, the Dorzé use other traditional music instruments, which are made from tangible materials such as Zayee (local trump), Dithaa (kirar), and Kabaro (Drum). Besides, Dorzé peopl use Bullukko or the largest artifact of the weaving tradition as a musical instrument by beating like drums. Bullukko is commonly used by Dorzé women in weddings, funerals, festivals, and other social events.
