Shop for vinyl, cds and more from hailu mergia at the discogs marketplace. When you do, all about jazz will receive a sales commission. Keyboardist and accordionist hailu mergia is one of the living legends of ethiojazz. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Hailu mergia is a keyboard player and ethiopian music star who now lives in the u. Shemonmuanay was first released in 1985 on kaifa records and features eleven delights blending the coy, winking melodies and phrasing of ethiopian folk music.
Join facebook to connect with hailu mergia and others you may know. Shop for the hailu mergia hailu mergia and his classical instrument. 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. With his 2018 critical breakthrough lala belu hailu mergia consolidated his legacy, and fans hailed the new recording. The acclaimed and highly soughtafter album by hailu mergia and the walias, tche belew, an album of instrumentals released in 1977, is perhaps the most seminal recording released in the aftermath of the 1974 revolution. After hearing it, shimkovitz found keyboardist hailu mergia s phone number on the internet, called him up, and arranged an official rerelease of walias bands music. After a decade of silence, mergia returned in 20 with a reissue of his 1985 solo album hailu mergia and his classical instrument on awesome tapes from africa a collection of traditional ethiopian songs reinterpreted for accordion, drum machine, electric piano and analogue synthesizer which was described by daniel spicer in the wire 364. Hailu mergia remixes by hailu mergia on amazon music unlimited.
A hybrid of ethiopian traditional music intermixed with jazz and funk. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest hailu mergia interviews. Hailu mergia ambasel by awesome tapes from africa published on 20917t17. Find music from your favorite tv shows and movies at tunefind. Mergias career was revived thanks to a series of lp reissues on awesome tapes from africa. Hailu mergia releases first new album in 15 years the wire. The acclaimed and highly soughtafter lp by hailu mergia and the walias, tche belew, an. Mergia, hailu hailu mergia and his classical instrument. Our very own yonatan mulatu and mnyichil tekola manaye share a national heritage with the artist behind our next album of the week, hailu mergia. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning. Hailu mergia and the walias band all time favorite instrumental hits from ethiopia tizita. The keyboardist was a major star in 1970es ethiopia, presiding over the countrys leading instrumental ensemble walias band, which worked restlessly on the addis ababa hotel circuit and jamming with luminaries. Ethiopian keyboard and accordion luminary, based in washington, dc.
Hailu made his name in walias band and later went on to do some visionary solo recordings. Mind you this was recorded in a country that was going thru a major political strife when socialism had taken a stronghold of almost every aspect of ethiopian society so hailu had to tip toe thru very treacherous social waters in order to get his art across to his listeners. There is still a lot of great music to discover and, fortunately, brian shimkovitz, who runs the blog and label awesome tapes from africa, has unearthed one of the true gems of ethiopian music. Ethiopian musician hailu mergia performed on world cafe. During the golden years of ethiopian music, as documented in the ethiopique series, hailu mergia was ethiopias most popular keyboard. Aug 29, 20 hailu mergia and his classical instrument. Nov 22, 2017 mergias career was revived thanks to a series of lp reissues on awesome tapes from africa. Hailu mergia was once the keyboardist for walias band, whose 1977 recording muziqawi silt is a defining piece of ethiopias musical history. Listen to the session and download tche belew, recently reissued on awesome tapes from africa. After hearing it, shimkovitz found keyboardist hailu mergias phone number on the internet, called him up, and. Find hailu mergia discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
As it is pointed out in the excellent liner notes, the album does not belong to the golden age of ethiopian. Cassette of hailu mergia and walias bands tche belew lp from 1977. Hailu megria and low mentality photo courtesy of the artist. One key denizen of addis musical golden age, hailu mergia, was preparing a followup to his seminal tche belew lp with the famed walias band. The next awesome tapes from africa lp release is by hailu mergia, the ethiopian onemanband accordionkeyboardist extraordinaire. Jun 28, 20 hailu mergia was once the keyboardist for walias band, whose 1977 recording muziqawi silt is a defining piece of ethiopias musical history. Includes unlimited streaming of tche belew via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Tche belew hailu mergia and the walias, hailu mergia. 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 recording released in the aftermath of the 1974 revolution. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. Hailu mergia and his classical instrument in 20, tche belew in 2014 and the essential wede harer guzo in 2016. Find similar artists to hailu mergia and discover new music.
If you shop at any of the stores below, please initiate your purchase from all about jazz. April 5, 2018 a record shop discovery led to the rebirth of hailus career, which includes his latest album called lala belu. Backed for this release by drummer tony buck and bassist mike majkowski, mergia offers up some of the richest and most limber music of his career. When you sing or write lyrics you have to support the. The obscure ethopian artist wouldve remained as such had it not been for the newyork based label, awesome tapes from africa and their persistent pursuit of introducing new audiences to this. The label wing of brian shimkowitzs rightly titled awesome tapes from africa have remastered hailu mergias visionary, switchedon solo recordings of traditional ethiopian songs played on analog synth, electric piano and accordion. From hailu mergias new release lala belu out now on awesome tapes from africa. Awesome tapes from africa to release hailu mergias new. Mar 27, 2020 hailu mergia yene mircha 2020 started by 967evil, march 27. He came to world cafes attention through awesome tapes from africa, the website where brian shimkovitz posts cassette tapes of african music he discovers. In february, awesome tapes from africa released lala belu, mergia s longexpected comeback album of all new music. Pumphouse series season 5 episode 6 gigwise presents hailu mergia in this episode of the pumphouse series. Check out movies and tv shows that have featured music by hailu mergia. Walias broke up in the early 80s after a trip to the.
In february, awesome tapes from africa released lala belu, mergias longexpected comeback album of all new music. 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 and the walias tche belew out oct 14 awesome. Hailu mergia and the walias tche belew 1977, vinyl discogs. Hailu mergias beautiful and surprising 1985 foray into traditional ethiopian songs via analog synth, electric piano and accordion has been remastered.
Speaking to atfa about how much has changed since he made his last album in 2003, mergia shares, it is a very historical album for me. Get the guaranteed best price on world music vinyl like the hailu mergia hailu mergia and his classical instrument. Includes unlimited streaming of lala belu via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at the clubs until curfew was lifted in the morning. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from hailu mergia. In a nostalgic effort to bring back the vintage accordion sound of his youth, hailu gave ethiopian music a sonic makeover. His first new recording in over 15 years, it has been adorned by fansand the press, including the new york times, bbc and pitchfork which called his music triumphantly in the present in its best 200 albums of the 2010s list. Oct 01, 20 listen to your favorite songs from hailu mergia remixes by hailu mergia now. Now mergia hits the road again and presents more elegant excursions in. Listen to your favorite songs from hailu mergia remixes by hailu mergia now. Includes unlimited streaming of lala belu via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Hailu mergias recent spike in popularity bears fruit with the ethiojazz artists first new lp in fifteen years. In a nostalgic effort to bring back the vintage accordion sound of his youth, hailu gave.
Hailu mergia hailu mergia and his classical instrument. An innovative ethiopian keyboardist, accordionist, and bandleader, hailu mergia rose to prominence in the early 70s fronting the walias band, an instrumental funk and jazz ensemble and fixture of the addis ababa hotel circuit. Hailu mergia yene mircha 2020 started by 967evil, march 27. Not much else of walias music was known until african music cassette collector brian shimkovitz found a walias band tape while traveling in ethiopia. Now mergia hits the road again and presents more elegant excursions in ethiojazz live at g livelab. C master accordionist and veteran bandleader, arranger and keyboardist, originally from ethiopia. He brought his fondness for jazz and latin music back to africa, and even before renowned musicians like fela kuti was recording modern african music. Hailu mergia ambasel by awesome tapes from africa free. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. But that didnt stop some people from dancing and partying through the night.
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