The Ethiopian kids learning English via grunge music are back again, and this time they’re covering Nirvana (marble-mouthed frontman and all). Check out the kids covering “Smells Like Teen Spirit” as ...

A Peace Corps teacher in Ethiopia found a teaching tool in the form of a grunge classic this past school year. In a post on Alternative Nation, Matt Westerberg explained how he used the Pearl Jam song ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Jan. 14 (UPI) --A class of Ethiopian school children learning English have covered Nirvana's classic grunge hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to celebrate Dave Grohl's birthday. The ...

Despite singer Eddie Vedder being allergic to enunciation, Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow” is being used to teach children English in Ethiopia. Peace Corps member Matt Westerberg is a ninth-grade teacher in ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to musician Meklit Hadero about her new album, "A Piece of Infinity," which celebrates Ethiopian music.

Despite the fact that the band literally has a song about a kid who spoke in class today, it seems there’s a different Pearl Jam track being used in the classroom to help young people learn English.

The music artist Meklit Hadero has lived in the U.S. since she left Ethiopia decades ago. (SOUNDBITE OF MEKLIT HADERO SONG, "LEFEQER ENEGEZA") MEKLIT HADERO: After the Ethiopian Revolution, there were ...