Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band - Anchin Kfu Ayinkash
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Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band’s Wede Harer Guzo is the third release on Awesome Tapes From Africa for Ethiopian keyboard and accordion maestro. In the years since Shemonmuanaye, Mergia has revamped his touring career, playing festivals and clubs worldwide, including a recent tour supporting Beirut. 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 preparing a follow-up to his seminal Tche Belew LP with the famed Walias Band. It was the band’s only full-length record and it had been a success. But his Hilton house band colleagues were a bit tied up recording cassettes with different vocalists. Still Mergia, amidst recording and gigs with the Walias, was also 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 had a mixed audience that included wealthy Ethiopians, foreign diplomats and older folks from abroad. Therefore, their sets 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 but has long since shut down. His cassette copy is the only known source we could find. Jessica Thompson at Coast Mastering managed to restore the recording to clean up layers of hiss, flutter and distorted frequencies, made worse by years of storage. Although there are some remaining sonic artifacts of the era’s recording and cassette duplicating quality, this reissue captures the band’s inimitable vibe.
Recalling the audience’s positive reaction to Wede Harer Guzo’s novel arrangements, he says it sold well and found many fans. However, as no trace of the tape can be found online, there’s no indication as to why the cassette appears largely forgotten until now.
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This song feels like a warm hug from your favorite person in the world
I got told by a Tumblr post "If you're a white person reading this, don't be afraid to mingle with other cultures. Go and listen to Hailu Mergia."
I am not disappointed.
Remember hearing this song in my front yard while my brother worked on his truck, I just had my first baby and he drove out to meet him. While I was inside rocking the little guy to sleep I heard this tune outside and just had to go out into the summery green yard and ask him what it was! Now my kid is almost three and we've played this album his whole life and it just never gets old ❤
LISTNING THIS MUSIC IS EQUIVALENT TO DRINKING A MIX OF AVOKADO AND PAPAYA JUICE EARLY IN THE MORNING...NOURISHES BRAIN AND SOUL
I play this while cleaning my bathroom every week and it has made the task so enjoyable and pleasant… God Bless Hailu Mergia
This track is superb. Sad? Longing? Nostalgic? Uplifting? Entirely up to personal interpretation or circumstance. Versatile as all get-out.
Exactly
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hell yeah
you put it into words for me thank you ! This piece has caught me in low moods, great moods, just passing the time moods lol and it always seems to work, truly a work of art
I love how you can ALMOST hear lyrics, or at least the intention behind them. as if an intangible ghost is singing, desperately trying to be heard. beautiful
There are actually original songs to most and Hailu's jazzed up music just takes it to a new level. This one,"Anchin kfu ainkash" is sang by Tilahun Gessese.
You said intangible like if ghost are tangible 😅
I agree so much. You CAN hear it through his intention. Beautiful.
My friend who was born in the south that introduced me to this masterpiece told me "none of it has words because in Nigeria the government would only let you have music that had lyrics talking about how good the government was", so they had to communicate their feelings through instruments. I think it's absolutely fascinating and hopefully what she claimed does hold water and had added an extra layer to this song's brilliance in your eyes
@@RufioTheThird wow that's amazing!
Sad how a lot of great music can get lost in time. Great song
I think it’s a beautiful thing. Finding a lost treasure is always amazing.
That is why i love sampling. Gives a second breath of life to a forgotten melody that was great
We all get lost in time bro. All of us. That's the beauty of it.
Best Love from Taiwan. Peace and Love for Earth
The meaning of this song is "my sweet don't get you bad".
thanks!that is full of love.@@Ya-rm4qp
This song is beautiful. Picture this. You have been through one hell of a time. The stormy present brought you so much grief and strife. The unknown clouded your thoughts and left you fighting for your life. At the worst of it, you thought it would be a neverending cycle of torment, but then all of a sudden. The rain stopps, the sky clears, and there is peace. The sun slowly rises, as if it's a moment of serendipity. The storm has passed and you are left with this song, staring at the beautiful sunrise to remind you that everything is going to be ok. That is what this song makes me thing of. Peace
this always touches my soul in a way i can’t describe every time i spin it
I discovered this gem in Zanzibar, perfect synergy with that heaven!
I love this music so much. So much talent. As someone who was born in Ethiopia and emigrated from it as a baby this music was played a lot at home but reminds me of other places that I may not have visited at all!! pure joy✨✨✨
My father loved playing this songs, I grew up listening to this, it makes my heart warm. My era, oh the memories. Great music when songs had a melody and words you could understand. Thank you so much for posting this.
this is instrumental, but go off
@@rliberati750Most of these are actually from songs with lyrics. This one is from Tilahun Gessese's "anchin kifu aynkash".
@@rliberati750 may be for you, but for most Ethiopians it evokes childhood memories because we grew up listening Tilahun Gessese's "anchin kifu aynkash"
this is my cats favorite song
This song and album’s ability to elicit such a strong emotional response is truly amazing. No matter your emotion, the songs in this album are perfect vessels to associate emotions, or any other sensation/places to. Hailu Mergia’s has a very unique talent unlike any other!
Well said!
Taking me back to 80th ohh my god how wonderful time was!!!!
hey buddy, do you *really* Love Music?
Loving this at 10:24am on 12/25/2020 in Portland, OR
Loving at 11:03pm
03/10/2021
Loving this on 6th December 2022 (06/12/2022) at 22:49 (or 10:49 pm)
loving this on dec 6th 2022 tuesday in Los Angeles CA
Loving this on December 22, 2022 8:55 AM
Loving this on 23rd December 22 (12/23/22) at 12:10 pm
This song is so good that it makes me teary eyed.
Superbly melancholic from a forgotten musical genius. Long live !!!
Tanks
My mind has direction, my soul is dancing with my heart. aches and pain watch enviously.
Infinite tenderness.. 🔮
I ALWAYS RELAX AND RETHINK WHEN I LISTEN TO THIS INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC! THANK YOU ARTIST HAILU!
Sunday 3pm wet and sunny vibes
The most high is real true word 0% doubt. 👀
At around 0:29, it starts to sound very familiar if you're from 🇹🇭🇱🇦🇰🇭 even though the song is.actually from 🇪🇹 ❤❤❤❤❤
Please explain? Can you recommend some similar music from SEA?
Listened to this after a break up. I felt like I was at the credits after the movie.
been listening every once in a while for 5 years now and counting 🙂
thanks for swinging by!
Heard this on the radio and super calm vibes
wanna see my balls?
This song is like watching a brilliant sunset after it's just rained like hell all afternoon.
The golden era with golden classical music.
Many thanks Hailu Mergia
Thank you si much Dahelake Band and Hailu mergia
Literally some of the most underrated music top ten ❤ I’m glad for the ones who’ve come across it I’ll play it for awhile
I need to listen to more of these songs. I’m feeling nostalgic after listening to this
Best classical music...
ብሰማው ብሰማው የማይሰለቸኝ ዘመን የማይሽረው thanks Hailu Mergae! Man dies history does not…
Crisp wet evening in Addis smattering sound of rain on a car the street almost to yourself going wherever....
The dusty sand rides the wind along the coast line. The icy waters pull out then crash atop. Run along the strip, jump into the sky
perfect
beautiful
እኔ ልሁን የማልጠቅምሽ እዳሸ ምንጊዜ ቢሆን አንቺን ክፉ አይንካሸ ኢትዮጲያ ሀገሬ!
"Yemaltekim Rikash"...
it's a lift your heart kind of sound....who doesn't need that?.....
me
This song just brings tears to my eyes every times , feel so held in my heart 🩷 tysm
Thank you for the wonderful sounds!!
Makes me feel good. What about you?
Same here bro. am addicted already
Yes
makes me feel groovy so yeah good too :)
Me too and conected
So Soothing
So Addictive ❤
One of the best Hailu Mercia....I will continue listening....
Love the info in your caption. Awesome song
La escuche en un tik,graciasal que me la mandó., se me hizo muy bonito este i strumental.
Hailu Mergia thank you
yeqolotemari than u
Hailu Mergia, i wanna kiss your hand
weyne gude all the ferengoch discovering ethiopian music 😭😭💀
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That's a good thing. What's funny about being recognized? Try acting Habesha instead of the backwards hood mentality.
Thank you to a good friend for showing me this lovely song :”)
Beautiful song. Tilye(Tilahun) May your beautiful soul Rest in peace.
Yes
All praise !
discovered this from MF DOOM - The King and Eye
23/10/23 still....
Number Wan Haylu Mergia 100% cllassical
Thank you Hailu mergia
Awesome
Hailu Thank so much .Take me to 1970s e.c
❤️
wavy
Timeless
Something spiritual about listening to this track
ong bro
sorry
Great
This sounds like how napolean dynamite feels
Does anyone know what organ that is? Or how to achieve that sound? I love it so much. Perfect song.
I’ll ask Hailu. I believe Wurlitzer but need to be sure
Thanks so much for getting back to me@@AwesomeTapesFromAfrica
Did you ever figure it out? Been trying to figure that out for years. It kind of sounds like an accordion but not quite it.
selam
Not really forgotten. Beyonce used this track for her ad campaign
It wasn't this one
Igor Henrique Oh really? They sounded the same to me. Can you give me the name of the right track then?
@@madcock8825 guzo wede harer
@@madcock8825 "Wede Harer Guzo" of the same album as this.
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Hamamahamahna?
:)
This song sounds exactly, EXACTLY like what I picture Joe Peras brain to sound like during the summer.
Hermosa melodía ☺️💖💖💖2022-2023diciembre
Anyone else hear 'Buzzin Fly' by Tim Buckley?
this sounds like a minecraft music disk this sounds familiar this sounds scary this sound pretty in getting deja vu
Tyler Surrey - Vagando
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早餐要吃甚麼