The Future of Coffee

Laberica can tolerate hotter conditions and more erratic rainfalls than the more fragile species of arabica. A clue to coffee's origins can be found within the b b cs sound archives recorded in the 19 fifties. This song from southern ethiopia was sung by people as they ground coffee beans. Around one thousand years ago, coffee travelled eastwards from africa and into yemen, then across the arabian peninsula. It eventually took on religious significance as an aid to prayer for sufisasman. But for thousands of years in this part of east africa, coffee cherries were first consumed as food,. Also in the archive are coffee songs of bedou