Name: Hailu Mergia — Belew Beduby (Live) by Awesome Tapes From Africa
Duration: 5 min 55 s
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Hailu Mergia Remixes digital EP (ATFA007) OUT THIS WEEK on Awesome Tapes From Africa, featuring Prins Thomas, El Guincho and Protect-U.

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Prins Thomas Diskomiks — Hailu Mergia Remixes (ATFA007)

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EPISODE #533

I'm Running(Nya Fehe)

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Pioneer Works Swing (Live)

Hailu Mergia — Belew Beduby (Live)

Donald Byrd - Night Whistle 

Mount Kimbie - A Figure in the Surf
Miho Fujiwara - Next Move

Colored Music - We Are Only Dancin'

Mndsgn - UdontwannafallintheLAVA
Santana - La Fuente del Ritmo

Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces
Bibio - Old Graffiti

Mount Kimbie - Empty and Silent ft. King Krule

Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes - Seagulls

Yonin Bayashi - Omatsuri

Chakra - あこがれ

Akira Ishikawa - Sunset Okinawa サンセット沖縄

Hiatus Kaiyote - Telescope

Taylor Crawford - Precious

Sam Wilkes & Sam Gendel - Track One
King Krule - Whaleshark

King Krule - Seagirl

Clever Austin - Unipvich

BADBADNOTGOOD - Playgroup

EABS - Flair

J Dilla - Say It ft. Ta’Raach & Exile
Towa Tei - Technova (Lá em Copacabana) 

Doc Scott - Tokyo Dawn

Sweet Robots Against the Machine - Kawaii

RADIO.D59B / STRANGE WORLDS #29 w/ Pawelg

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UMOJA - Mo Fiya!

Michael Ozone is a brilliant producer based in Melbourne, Australia who made this remix for the Aby Ngana Diop Remixes digital EP, out now. http://bit.ly/1JW81fr

Michael Ozone's Liital Rhythm -- Aby Ngana Diop Remixes ATFA011

Orchestre Black Santiago & Vincent Ahehehinou: " Best Woman"

Patrick Bebey - Sanza Tristesse

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From their genesis as members of the Venus club in-house band in the early 70s, Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band were at the forefront of the musical revolution during an era where modern instruments and foreign styles superseded the traditional fare to become the staple sound of Ethiopia. No one would argue that the Walias were the trailblazing powerhouse of modern Ethiopian music. 
They were the first band to form independently without affiliation to a theatre house, a club or a hotel; unprecedented and risky as they had to raise all funding for expenses by themselves including buying equipment. They were the first to release full instrumental albums, considered to be commercially unviable at the time. They opened their own recording studio, with band members Melake Gebre and Mahmoud Aman doubling as technical buffs during sessions. They were also the first independent band to tour abroad. In short, they were the pioneers every band tried to emulate; some more successfully than others.
Odds are, any Ethiopian over the age of 35 who had access to TV or radio by the early 90s, will instantly recognize the sound of Walias. What is not a given is, how many would actually identify the band itself. Barely a day went by without hearing the Walias either in the background on radio or as an accompaniment to various programs on TV. 
This Tezeta album, the band’s second recording, released in 1975, is one of those that have been impossible to find for nearly three decades. Sourced by Awesome Tapes From Africa and expertly remastered by Jessica Thompson, its unique and funky renditions of standards and popular songs of the day are so quintessentially Walias, flavorful and evocative. Hailu's melodic organ, unashamedly front and center in every track, makes even the complex pieces accessible.
Profoundly engaging; it's an immersive trip down memory lane for those of us getting reacquainted with it, while also an enthralling and gratifying experience for fresh ears.

Tezeta

Hailu Mergia & the Walias Band "Nefas New Zemedie"

Hailu Mergia & the Walias Band "Endegena"

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