Hailu Mergia And The Walias - Tche Belew LP experimental a black tuxedo

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it was the first collection of its kind to be released outside Japan

and tugged heartstrings for scores of advertisements and films

and many more) the few pre 75 Cambodian recordings that survived -- most of them were destroyed -- are enough to make anyone with a taste for good music shocked by the amazing quality of the sounds created during those golden years

Hailu Mergia And The Walias - Tche Belew LP experimental a black tuxedoLabel: Awesome Tapes from Africa The acclaimed and highly sought after 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. The story of the Walias band is a critical chapter in Ethiopian popular music, taking place during a period of music industry flux and political complexity in the country. Hailu Mergia, a keyboardist and