Selected Publications

2008	Itsushi KAWASE "The Transformation of Musical Activities and Self-imposed Group Markers of Azmari in Ethiopia" CULTURES SONORES D'AFRIQUE IV, publie sous la direction de Junzo Kawada, Institut de Recherches sur les Cultures Populaires du Japon, Universite Kanagawa, Yokohama. pp. 11-31 (Article in refereed journal)
2007	Itsushi KAWASE "Filming Itinerant Musicians in Ethiopia: Azmari and Lalibalocc: Camera as Evidence of Communication" Nilo-Ethiopian Studies Vol. 11. pp. 39-49 (Article in refereed journal) Itsushi Kawase "Lalibalocc", Encyclopaedia Aethiopica Vol.3, Wiesbaden: Harrassiwitz Verlag, ed. Siegbelt Uhlig. pp. 492-493 (Article in Encyclopedia)
2006	Minao KITAMURA, Kazuhiro ARAI and Itsushi KAWASE eds. “The New Horizon of Visual Anthropology” Shinjyuku-Shobo (Jointly edited book in Japanese)
2005	Itsushi KAWASE "Musical Performance and Self-designation of Ethiopian Minstrels: Azmari", African Study Monographs Supplementary Issue 29, Environment, Livelihood, and Local Praxis in Asia and Africa, eds. Masayoshi SHIGETA and Yntiso GEBRE pp. 137-142 (Article in refereed journal) Itsushi KAWASE "Enzata", Encyclopaedia Aethiopica Vol.2, Wiesbaden: Harrassiwitz Verlag, ed. Siegbelt Uhlig. pp. 325-326 (Article in Encyclopedia)

Selected Papers from International Conferences

2008	"Intercultural Dialogue on the Visualization of Local Knowledge: Cases of Films on Musicians and Children in Ethiopia" Preserving local knowledge in the Horn of Africa: Challenges and prospects for collaborative research in oral literature, music and ritual practices (Harare Cultural Center, Harar, Ethiopia)
2007	"Filmmaking Project for Inventorying Intangible Cultural Heritage Program: The Case from Ethiopian Traditional Music/Dance Scene in Addis Ababa" RAI Film Festival Conference 'BEYOND TEXT: SYNAESTHETIC & SENSORY PRACTICES IN ANTHROPOLOGY' (Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, Manchester University)
20067	"The Creative Aspect of the Code of Communication Shared by Ethiopian Minorities" Positive Relationships between Culture and Development in East Africa: Analysis of Multi-Ethnic Context, International Workshop of 21st Century COE Program (Addis Ababa)
2005	“Rhetoric of the Ethiopian Minstrel: The Interaction of Lalibalocc with the Audience” The Society for Ethnomusicology, 50th Annual Conference (Emory University, Atlanta) "Sociolinguistic Aspect of Azmari and Lalibalocc: the Argot as a Self-imposed Group Marker", International Conference on Endangered Language of Ethiopia, (Addis Ababa University)
2003	"Musical Performance and Self-designation of Ethiopian Minstrels: Azmari", International Workshop of 21st Century COE Program, (Addis Ababa University) "Some Aspects of Azmari Performance in Several Social Occasions in North Gondar", 15th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, (Hamburg University)