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Hailu Mergia: Lala Belu
by Chris May
Mulatu Astatke is by a long chalk the most widely known exponent of Ethio-Jazz. Propelled on to the world stage by the soundtrack of Jim Jarmusch's 2005 movie, Broken Flowers, and subsequently picked up by record labels and festival bookers in Europe and the US, Astatke deserves all the acclaim that comes his way. But, curiously, ...
Hailu Mergia: Lala Belu
by Jakob Baekgaard
Sometimes a story comes full circle in the most unexpected way. Ethiopian keyboard and accordion maestro, Hailu Mergia, has enjoyed a well-deserved renaissance with the reissues of his classic albums on Brian Shimkovitz' label Awesome Tapes from Africa: Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument: Shemonmuanaye, Tche Belew and Wede Harer Guzo. However, Mergia ...
Wede Harer Guzo
By Hailu Mergia
Label: Awesome Tapes From Africa
Released: 2016
Track listing: Embuwa Bey Lamitu; Sintayehu; Bati Bati; Migibima Moltual; Yene Nesh Wey
(Amalele); Wede Harer Guzo; Yemanesh Ayinama; Almaz Eyasebkush; Anchin Kfu
Ayinkash; Minilbelsh.
Jakob Baekgaard's Best Releases Of 2016
by Jakob Baekgaard
The world seems more uncertain than ever before, but in times of uncertainty, music provides comfort and a hope that it is actually possible to communicate across borders, whether they be physical or psychological. Among the releases that caught my attention this year, the one that meant most to me by far is ...
Stockholm Jazz Festival 2016
by John Ephland
Stockholm Jazz Festival Stockholm, Sweden October 7-16, 2016 This year's autumnal Stockholm Jazz Festival continued their tilt toward world and improvisational music in the context of a jazz festival. That said, there was an ample supply of shows to go see and hear where “jazz" was preeminent. Programming world ...
Hailu Mergia: Wede Harer Guzo
by Jakob Baekgaard
It is not long ago that Brian Shimkovitz could celebrate the 10 year anniversary of his blog, Awesome Tapes from Africa, where he has posted a steady stream of obscure, but beguiling records with eclectic African music originally released on cassette. The blog quickly grew into becoming a favorite of listeners around the world, and in ...
Tche Belew
By Hailu Mergia
Label: Awesome Tapes From Africa
Released: 2014
Track listing: Tche Belew; Yemiasleks Fikir; Yikarta Lemminalehu; Musicawi Silt;
Lomi Tera-tera; Woghenei; Ibakish Tarekigne; Birtukane; Eti Gual
Blenai.
Jakob Baekgaard's Best Releases of 2014
by Jakob Baekgaard
2014 proved to be another fruitful year for jazz. The artists on this list represent many different musical directions, but that is the wonder of jazz. It is so many things and the world would indeed be poorer if the idiom was restricted to one particular sound. These artists all have a fresh approach to the ...
Hailu Mergia and The Walias: Tche Belew
by Jakob Baekgaard
There is a musical moment of great significance in Jim Jarmusch's road movie Broken Flowers. The main character, Don, is going on a journey and has received a cassette with music. When he puts the cassette into the tape deck, the strange, deep and funky sounds of Ethiopian master Mulatu Astatke emerge from the speakers. Music ...
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