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Hailu Mergia & The WaliasTezetaHailu Mergia & The WaliasTezetaCASSETTE-NORELCO
UPC: 843563134986Release Date: 6/4/2021
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Walias Band were at the forefront of the musical revolution during an era where modern instruments and foreign styles superseded the traditional fare to become the staple sound of Ethiopia.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. 01. Tezeta 04:30 02. Endegena 05:00 03. Zengadyw Derekou 03:40 04. Gumegum 04:26 05. Nefas New Zemedie 03:34 06. Atmetalegnem Woi 03:39 07. Mestirawi Debdabe 04:36 08. Ou-Ou-Ta 03:23 09. Aya Belew Belew 04:24 |
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