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Buy, by the way? what's the plan? >> marcus: i want to make doro wat. really the king of the chicken dishes in ethiopia. all right, so we're going to head down here, get some good butter. you smell the fermentation? the funk? >> anthony: funk. >> anthony: kibbeh, an ethiopian butter in various stages of fermentation depending on what you like. it is a primary ingredient in much of the cooking. >> maya: so there is between, one is really fermented and another one is a medium, so she says we should use the medium one for chicken stew. and you use all the spices. but it is the most important thin...

Maya, was born here in ethiopia. >> anthony: so, when was the last time you were, uh, you were in ethiopia? >> marcus: four years ago. and -- you can tell it's changed. it changed a lot. >> anthony: i'm interested in seeing an african country that was never, uh, colonized. it was never taken by europe. >> marcus: no, that sense of pride, and you really hit the nail on the head, i mean, that sense of pride is also the sense of that everyone wants to come back. >> anthony: how does it feel coming back? is it weird at all? you feel like you're coming home? >> marcus: it is weird, but, at the end ...

If -- harlem is really home. but when i've been gone for two years, i'm like, "i gotta go back," because the beat is just so different than what sweden can offer me, and definitely what new york can offer me. >> anthony: the median age in ethiopia is under 18. that means most people here don't remember live aid or any of that. ♪ coupled with a recent economic boom, this might be the first generation in decades to enjoy a future with real hope. things are indeed happening. in this case, at a vacant bus stop. ♪ >> marcus: they're dogtown, man. they are next generation of dogtown in africa, m...

Was left? where were they? he was told that his father was still alive, living here, in the village of aberagodana southeast of addis. for adoptees looking to return, to reconnect, the journey is complicated. for marcus, each trip has always raised more questions than it's answered. this trip is no different. >> marcus: every time, that last five-minute drive, right? it just makes me nervous. makes me really, really excited and nervous at the same time, right? but it's just, take the american hat off, take the swedish hat off, it's just a different grid. >> anthony: this ain't a 110th street. ...

First music that we had, right? >> anthony: the trick is, they've always used a system of lyrical double meanings referred to as "wax," meaning, "the apparent meaning," and "gold," which is, "the underlying" or "real" meaning. poking fun at the audience is fundamental to the form. ♪