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Hailu yegle nesh single 2015 hailu mergia remixes ep 20 about hailu mergia. In 1985, master accordionist and veteran bandleader, arranger and keyboardist released the hailu mergia. The ethiopian jazz mainstay had made this record in the mid1980s with a few keyboards, a drum machine and most importantly an accordion. Shemonmuanaye via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3. In a nostalgic effort to bring back the vintage accordion sound of his youth, hailu gave ethiopian music a sonic makeover. Hailu mergia hari meru meru by awesome tapes from africa published on 20619t12. Hailu mergias career was reignited by the 20 awesome tapes from africa reissue of his lp hailu mergia and his classical instrument shemonmuanaye. Hailu mergia and his classical instrument is available june 25 on lpcdmp3tape via atfa. Yegle nesha bw hailu produced by max whitefield july 10 street date. Shemonmuanaye label awesome tapes from africa catalogue number. Hailu mergia hailu mergia and his classical instrument.
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The moment the album is released youll get unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus a highquality download in. He recorded his first solo album, hailu mergia and his classical instrument, in 1985, during the tough period that followed in. June 17, 2016 chattering class the reemergence of hailu mergia. Hailu mergia and the walias tche belew out oct 14 awesome. With a broad audience of young listeners in diverse venues and distant locales, at age 71, mergia is enjoying his comeback and is not slowing down. Jun 04, 2016 hailu mergia and zula band 1985 ethiopia hailu mergia was born in debre birhan, showa province, ethiopia in 1938 1946 in the european calendar to parents tewabech ezineh and mergia lulessa, who were of amhara and oromo ancestry, respectively. Ethiopian keyboard and accordion luminary, based in washington, dc.
Mergia had long given up performing publicly when the 20 reissue of hailu mergia and his classical instrument. An african funk pioneer gets a second chance on a global stage. Mergia, hailu hailu mergia and his classical instrument. The wallias band was founded by mulatu astatke and is led by johannes tokola. Hailu made his name in walias band and later went on to do some visionary solo recordings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. C master accordionist and veteran bandleader, arranger and keyboardist, originally from ethiopia. His organ playing is one of the only things a lot of people know about ethiopian music. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The label wing of brian shimkowitzs rightly titled awesome tapes from africa have remastered hailu mergia s visionary, switchedon solo recordings of traditional ethiopian songs played on analog synth, electric piano and accordion. Sometimes a story comes full circle in the most unexpected way. His latest is a remaster of a 1985 single from ethiopian onemanband hailu mergia, whose traditional songs on analogue synths play with hooting casios wegene and ominous bass prins thomas diskomiks, and have been gloriously remastered here.
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Jul 19, 20 hailu mergia embarked on a music career while still in the ethiopian army, in the mid 60s. Find hailu mergia discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. The next release from the always excellent awesome tapes from africa comes from ethiopian one man band hailu mergia. This particular release is of his 1985 recording, where he experimented by mixing traditional ethiopian sounds with analogue synthesizers and electric piano, making for a surprising and fresh blend. Shemonmuanaye hailu mergia to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on.
Over the next few years, the label unearthed additional walias and mergia releases, and the newfound interest led to international tours and the formation. Shemonmuanay was first released in 1985 on kaifa records and features eleven delights blending the coy, winking melodies and phrasing of ethiopian folk music. This was followed in 2020 by a fullband album, yene mircha. Hailu mergia was once the keyboardist for walias band, whose 1977 recording muziqawi silt is a defining piece of. In a nostalgic effort to bring back the vintage accordion sound of his youth, hailu gave ethiopian music a soni. They have backed many of ethiopias leading stars and still perform in the addis ababa hilton. Hailu mergia and the walias tche belew out 141014 so excited for the longanticipated rerelease of tche belew, hailu mergia and the walias 1977 instrumental jazz and groove recording set against the backdrop of postrevolution ethiopia. Ethiopian keyboard and accordion maestro, hailu mergia, has enjoyed a welldeserved renaissance with the reissues of his classic albums on brian shimkovitz label awesome tapes from africa. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device.
Shemonmuanaye by hailu mergia, released 25 june 20 1. Exactly 30 years now went by since the last time any hailu mergia s original material was released. After two years of service he forged a new life as a travelling musician, playing piano accordian in. Walias broke up in the early 80s after a trip to the. The label wing of brian shimkowitzs rightly titled awesome tapes from africa have remastered hailu mergias visionary, switchedon solo.
Mergia released wede harer guzo travel to harer,with sheba music shop, which was located in the piazza district but has long since shut down. The acclaimed and highly soughtafter lp by hailu mergia and the walias, tche belew, an album of instrumentals released in 1977, is perhaps the most seminal. Hailu mergia was once the keyboardist for walias band, whose 1977 recording muziqawi silt is a defining piece of ethiopias musical history. Ethiojazz keyboard wizard hailu mergia weaves his magic in a crisply modernist but dubbedout style on followup to lala belu, deepening his partnership with awesome tapes from africa, who brought his 40 years of recordings to overdue international acclaim since nearly a decade ago. An african funk pioneer gets a second chance on a global.
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