Current musical obsessions of Clay Frankel of Twin Peaks, Pitch Perfect publicist Jacob Daneman, and Reader intern Andrea Michelson
Tag: Hailu Mergia
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The best of the best at the 2015 World Music Festival
How else can you see legendary Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed and riveting Inuit iconoclast Tanya Tagaq for free?
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Here are the headliners for World Music Festival: Chicago
This year’s version seeks quality over quantity.
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Check out some sleek post-Golden Age Ethiopian jams from Hailu Mergia
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “Eti Gual Blenai,” from the keyboardist’s overlooked 1977 classic Tche Belew.
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The one-man-band futurism of Ethiopia’s Hailu Mergu
Awesome Tapes From Africa releases an Ethiopian obscurity from Hailu Mergia of the Wallias Band.