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This is an all-instrumental LP, recorded in 1977 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by a group that includes famed keyboardist and composer Hailu Mergia as well as vibes player Mulatu Astatke (who was a guest on this record). Funky and soulful yet drawn from Ethoipian scales and traditional tunes, this record is quite catchy. It’s a super-rare record that goes for $4000 on ebay nowadays, and it was distinctive at the time for being a full-length of instrumentals. The Walias band were the long-running house band at the Hilton in Addis but these veterans of the nightclub scene were well-known by the public throughout the 1970s. They later toured the US but half of them didn’t return from the trip and stayed in America because of the brutal Derg regime ruling Ethiopia at the time. After many years of waiting this is finally available remastered and with exclusive photos from Hailu Mergia’s personal scrapbook.

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Genre

Afro Beat

Release Date

14.11.2014

Cat No

75962

Tracklist

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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 7
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Track 8
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Track 9
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Track 10
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