mainly perform for Ethiopian and foreign government officials. Both groups were tasked with performing music from a multitude of regions across Ethiopia. For example, the National Theatre employed forty-one cultural performers that included singers from Gamo-Gofa, Amhara, Tigray, Welayta, Gurage, Somali, Afar, and Oromia. However, it was not possible to incorporate musicians from each of the many ethnic groups in Ethiopia, and as a result, vocalists sing variations from their language branch. For example, a performer who knows the Omotic language may also sing in Welayta, Gamo, or any other Omotic language. Similarly, Hager Fikir Theatre recruits singers from peoples in different regions such as Gambella, Kunama, Tigray, Oromia, Amhara, Gurage, Welayta, Dorze, and Sidama, although they represent the larger ethnic groups. See also Music of Ethiopia Ethiopian Golden Age of music Culture of Ethiopia Politics of Ethiopia References Ethiopian music Politics of Ethiopia Music and politics