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v/a - ethiopiques box - heavenly sweetness - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African - Ethiopian

1. Getatchew Mekuria - Antchi Hoye
2. Getatchew Mekuria - Shilela
3. Girma Beyenee / Mulatu astatke - Yebekagnale
4. Girma Beyene / Mulatu astatke - Yegele Tezeta 
5. Alemayehu Eshete - Afer Yemegnshale
6. Alemayehu Eshete - Chiro Adarie Negne
7. Mahamoud Ahmed - Mar Teb Yilal Kafesh
8. Mahamoud Ahmed - Aynoche Terabu
9. Tilahun gessesse - Sew manen Yimeslal
10. Tilahun gessesse - Sima
11. Ali Mohamed Birra - Awash
12. Ali Mohamed Birra - Sinhanbisin Werri

RSD exclusive release; box set of 6 Ethiopian 7" reissues., with original artwork featuring all the great ethiopian artists like: Mulatu Astatke, Girma Beyene, Mahmoud Hamed, Getatchew Mekuria, tlahoun Gessesse. Boxset comes with a booklet with liner notes by Francis Falceto (ethiopiques series founder).

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Many of the tracks were later included on the iconic Ethiopiques series of albums and compilations, which brought the treasures of the Ethiopian music scene of the 60s and 70s to a wider audience.
The original 7"s are almost impossible to track down these days and sell individually for jaw-dropping amounts online!