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Hailu Mergia And
The Walias*
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Tche Belew
Label:
Kaifa Records – LPKF 45
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Vinyl, LP, Album
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Tche BelewArranged By – Girma Beyene |
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| A2 | Yemiasleks FikirArranged By – Mulatu Astatke |
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| A3 | Yikirta LemminalehuArranged By – Yohannes Tekola |
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| A4 | Musical SiltArranged By – Girma Beyene |
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| A5 | Lomi Tera-teraArranged By – Yohannes Tekola |
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| B1 | WogheneiArranged By – Moges Habte |
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| B2 | Ibakish TarekigneArranged By – Yohannes Tekola |
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| B3 | BirukaneArranged By – Yohannes Tekola |
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| B4 | Eti Gual BlenaiArranged By – Mulatu Astatke |
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| B5 | Yenuro Tesfa AlegneArranged By – Moges Habte |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Abebe Kassa
- Bass Guitar – Melaku Gabrie*
- Chorus – Aster Aweke, Getachew Kassa, Tegest Abate
- Drums – Temare Haregu
- Guitar – Mahmmud Aman*
- Organ – Hailu Mergia
- Piano – Girma Beyene
- Saxophone, Flute – Moges Habte
- Trumpet – Yohannes Tekola
- Xylophone, Congas, Liner Notes – Mulatu Astatke
Notes
Made in Greece
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| ATFA012, #012 | Hailu Mergia And The Walias* | Hailu Mergia And The Walias* - Tche Belew (CD, Album, RE) | Awesome Tapes From Africa, Awesome Tapes From Africa | ATFA012, #012 | US | 2014 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATFA012 | Hailu Mergia And The Walias* | Hailu Mergia And The Walias* - Tche Belew (Cass, Album, Ltd, RE) | Awesome Tapes From Africa | ATFA012 | US | 2014 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATFA012 | Hailu Mergia And The Walias* | Hailu Mergia And The Walias* - Tche Belew (LP, Album, RE) | Awesome Tapes From Africa | ATFA012 | US | 2014 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Expansive09
December 12, 2017Mind you this was recorded in a country that was going thru a major political strife when socialism had taken a stronghold of almost every aspect of Ethiopian society so Hailu had to tip toe thru very treacherous social waters in order to get his art across to his listeners. What you get is some very sincere organ(think Farfisa) based full band instrumentals featuring funky guitar licks, congas and horns. Hailu's band is tight yet slinky with a very velvet like rhythmic and textural under tone.
Afro-pop music of its time but a unique almost "alien" in form it is music drawn on Northern Africa but not in any way an emulation of what many people might perceive as African pop music. Review is drawn on a western perception of this music not something easy to do but it IS something special and worth seeking out.