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hailu mergia and the walias - tche belew - awesome tapes from africa - cd

Genre: African - Ethiopian

1. Tche Belew
2. Yemiasleks Fikir
3. Yikirta Lemminalehu
4. Musicawi Silt
5. Lomi Tera-tera
6. Woghenei
7. Ibakish Tarekigne
8. Birukane
9. Eti Gual Blenai
10. Yenuro Tesfa Alegne

Hailu Mergia turned a few heads with the reissue of his Classical Instrument recording last year. Now, the album that's been trading for $4000 on ebay can be enjoyed by everyone. Check!

Tche Belew is a 1977 dynamo of instrumentals from this seminal Ethiopian jazz and funk ensemble. Featuring specail guest Mulatu Astatke and a who's-who of awesome musicians from the era, this full-length encapsulates all that is good and holy in Ethiopian popular music from the post-revolution period, a time of great political turmoil and the "Red Terror" campaign. Heavy stuff�so excited for you to hear this!