♪ the azmari are ethiopia's original freestyle rappers. they've been around for centuries, voicing criticism, dissatisfaction, dissent, even when others could not. so, how old? >> marcus: maya, how old is azmari, i would say, what, 2,000 years? >> maya: yeah, it's like the 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. ♪