Meklit Hadero

Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer, known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound and vibrant cultural activism. 

Meklit's performances have taken her across the globe, and to the top of world music charts across the US, Europe and Ethiopia. She is a National Geographic Explorer, a TED Senior Fellow, a Taproot Fellow, and the winner of the globalFEST Artist Award. Meklit is also the co-founder, host and co-producer of Movement, a new podcast, radio series and live show telling stories of music and migration, broadcasting monthly on PRX’s The World to 2.5 million listeners. 

Meklit has collaborated with world renowned creatives, including Wangechi Mutu, Kronos Quartet, Andrew Bird, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, the late musical legend Pee Wee Ellis, and NASA’s Jon Jenkins. She has been commissioned to create new works by Lincoln Center, MAP Fund, Creative Work Fund and many more. 

Meklit has been an artist-in-residence at Stanford, Harvard, and NYU as well as a featured voice in the UN Women theme song. She is the co-founder of the Nile Project, an initiative at the intersection of culture and ecology, bringing together musicians from the Nile Basin to model cross-cultural collaboration. Meklit’s music and projects have been featured in the New York Times, BBC, CNN, NPR, LA Times, Sunday Times UK, Wired Magazine, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Vibe Magazine, Boston Globe and many more.