Hailu Mergia: Shemonmuanaye Vinyl 2LP CD Players music label: Planet E 2010

music label: Planet E 2010

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"What goes up must come down

Hailu Mergia: Shemonmuanaye Vinyl 2LP CD Players music label: Planet E 2010"Hailu Mergia is a one man band. In 1985 master accordionist and veteran bandleader arranger keyboardist released the Hailu Mergia and His Classical Instrument cassette. In a nostalgic effort to bring back the vintage accordion sound of his youth, Mergia gave Ethiopian music a sonic makeover. Mergia was already celebrated for his work with the groundbreaking, industry shifting Addis Ababa ethio jazz and funk outfit the Walias Band, he pressed forward