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Format: 2LP
Label: Awesome Tapes From Africa
Year: 2016
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 Embuwa Bey Lamitu
A2 Sintayehu
B1 Bati Bati
B2 Mgibima Moltual
B3 Yenenesh Wey (Amalele)
C1 Wede Harer Guzo
C2 Yemanesh Ayinama
D1 Almaz Eyasebkush
D2 Anchin Kifu Ayinkash
D3 Minilbelsh
Originally released in 1978.
PERSONNEL:
Bass – Abera Feyissa
Drums – Tesfaye Tessema
Electric Piano – Dawit Yifru
Guitar – Dawit Kassa
Organ – Hailu Mergia
Saxophone – Tilaye Gebre
Trumpet – Shimels Beyene
Vocals – Muluken Melesse, Rida Ibrahim
By 1978, Addis Ababa’s nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizens from the streets after midnight until 6:00 am. But that didn’t stop some people from dancing and partying through the night. Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at the clubs until curfew was lifted in the morning.
One key denizen of Addis’ musical golden age, Hailu Mergia, was eager to make another recording of his instrumental-focused arrangements. So he went to the nearby Ghion Hotel, another upmarket outpost with a popular nightclub. Dahlak Band was the house band at Ghion at the time. Together they made this tape Wede Harer Guzo right there in the club during the band’s afternoon rehearsal meetings, with sessions lasting three days.
Dahlak Band catered to a slightly more youthful, local audience, while Mergia’s main gig with the Walias at Addis' swankiest hotel featured lighter fare during dinnertime and a less rollicking selection of jazz and r&b. Meanwhile, Dahlak was known more for the mainly soul and Amharic jams they served up for hours two nights a week to a younger crowd. ! Mergia released Wede Harer Guzo (“Journey to Harer,” a city in eastern Ethiopia) with Sheba Music Shop, which was located in the Piazza district.
Label: Awesome Tapes From Africa
Year: 2016
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 Embuwa Bey Lamitu
A2 Sintayehu
B1 Bati Bati
B2 Mgibima Moltual
B3 Yenenesh Wey (Amalele)
C1 Wede Harer Guzo
C2 Yemanesh Ayinama
D1 Almaz Eyasebkush
D2 Anchin Kifu Ayinkash
D3 Minilbelsh
Originally released in 1978.
PERSONNEL:
Bass – Abera Feyissa
Drums – Tesfaye Tessema
Electric Piano – Dawit Yifru
Guitar – Dawit Kassa
Organ – Hailu Mergia
Saxophone – Tilaye Gebre
Trumpet – Shimels Beyene
Vocals – Muluken Melesse, Rida Ibrahim
By 1978, Addis Ababa’s nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizens from the streets after midnight until 6:00 am. But that didn’t stop some people from dancing and partying through the night. Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at the clubs until curfew was lifted in the morning.
One key denizen of Addis’ musical golden age, Hailu Mergia, was eager to make another recording of his instrumental-focused arrangements. So he went to the nearby Ghion Hotel, another upmarket outpost with a popular nightclub. Dahlak Band was the house band at Ghion at the time. Together they made this tape Wede Harer Guzo right there in the club during the band’s afternoon rehearsal meetings, with sessions lasting three days.
Dahlak Band catered to a slightly more youthful, local audience, while Mergia’s main gig with the Walias at Addis' swankiest hotel featured lighter fare during dinnertime and a less rollicking selection of jazz and r&b. Meanwhile, Dahlak was known more for the mainly soul and Amharic jams they served up for hours two nights a week to a younger crowd. ! Mergia released Wede Harer Guzo (“Journey to Harer,” a city in eastern Ethiopia) with Sheba Music Shop, which was located in the Piazza district.