Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band - Migibima Moltual
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2016
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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.
Hailu Mergia is a legend. His music dominated Ethiopian Tv & radio programs during the 80's. I'm privileged to have grown up listening to his music.
the songs are the human treasure.
Perfect song to fly to space with
Beautiful weather + some gas + this song = escape from the world
One of the best Ethiopian legends in the music industry! Thank you Gashe Hailu!
I have never been to Ethiopia, don't know any Ethiopian people and yet this song touches my soul in such a nostalgic way. Musical genius is the only explanation :D
I always consider my day a good day when this song starts playing in my Spotify shuffle
La Belle Époque of our Great Ethiopia. Nurelen Gashe Hailu Mergia 💚💛❤️
Man they went in 1:42, Got damn! This is nice
Listened to this for the first time on the Craig Charles show.....blew my mind away.....beautiful!!!!!
Love this shit !! Became a fan and when I stray away I always find my way back !!
Ato Hailu Mergia, lots of Respect for this lovely music . What a legend.
WOW it is so lovely and amazing classical music produced by HAILU MERGIA.
I always find peace with this song😌😎
ሀይሉ መርጊያ የደጉ ዘመን ምርጥ ሙዚቀኛ! መቼም የማይሰለቹ ሥራዎችን ስላበረከትክልን እናመሰግናለን፡፡
love it
Gash hailu 🖤
Gods gift
Oh... YEAH!
Smoke a ton of really clean and local over 30% thc to this !!!!!!!!!!
thank you
Samtekbelay
Wow
Hailu is the best
Very Nice Hailu Mergiya you did it infact.
legendary vibe
ពិរោះ ពេលរាត្រីឬនឹកស្រុក ទោះបីមិនយល់អត្ថន័យ៉ាងណាក្ដី។
Wow, this is fucking killer
Is nothing better,. Hailu. Minlelesh,. Must be heard.......shhhwwwwwwwwweeeeeewwwwwww!
Thank you!
❤❤❤❤🙏♥️
Takes me somewhere
Crazy
Wow, love this song! To bad it's such a bad recording. Still love it though
Makes it unique. like you're listening to it through an old radio.
So, it’s safe to assume no one’s used this for a sample yet?
"mol". Shared. Is yhat uou mol??????
who is playing the lead guitar pleas?