2013.  'shemonmuanaye'.  - adding a moog synthesizer, rhodes electric piano and a rhythm machine to the harmonic layering of his accordion, he creates hauntingly psychedelic instrumentals. ..

2024. It's been a little over ten years since Hailu Mergia reemerged on the international music scene. Following the first in a series of his classic recordings reissued in collaboration with Awesome Tapes From Af..

2024. It's been a little over ten years since Hailu Mergia reemerged on the international music scene. Following the first in a series of his classic recordings reissued in collaboration with Awesome Tapes From Af..

2021. Unknown recording outside Ethiopia which documents Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band's legendary early period. Beautifully-rendered instrumentals of classic Ethiopian standards, 'Tezeta' is the follow-up rei..

2021. Unknown recording outside Ethiopia which documents Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band's legendary early period. Beautifully-rendered instrumentals of classic Ethiopian standards, 'Tezeta' is the follow-up rei..

2020. 'Yene Mircha' (my choice in Amharic) encapsulates many of the things that make the keyboardist, accordionist and composer-arranger remarkable - elements that have persisted to maintain his vitality all these y..

2020. 'Yene Mircha' (my choice in Amharic) encapsulates many of the things that make the keyboardist, accordionist and composer-arranger remarkable - elements that have persisted to maintain his vitality all these y..

2013.  'shemonmuanaye'.  - adding a moog synthesizer, rhodes electric piano and a rhythm machine to the harmonic layering of his accordion, he creates hauntingly psychedelic instrumentals. &..

2018. The Ethiopian keyboard and accordion maestro's first new album since his recent career resurgence. Beginning in 2013 with the reissue of his dreamy 'Hailu Mergia and His Classical Instrument' followed by the e..

2018. The Ethiopian keyboard and accordion maestro's first new album since his recent career resurgence. Beginning in 2013 with the reissue of his dreamy 'Hailu Mergia and His Classical Instrument' followed by the e..

2016. Recorded in 1978 in Addis Abebeba, Ethiopia, then released on tape and recently rediscovered, this is the album's first ever edition on vinyl. The album captures the inimitable vibe of this Ethiopian keyboard ..

2018. Legendary singer/instrumentalist at her mid-1970s prime. Carefully extracted from cassette and remastered by ATFA family engineer Jessica Thompson. There is perhaps no woman more cherished in modern Ethiopian ..

2018. Guy One is an utterly unique artist who is writing and performing Frafra music, a style that originates from a small area in the north of Ghana. Whilst Guy One is already loved and adored locally by now, build..

2018. Guy One is an utterly unique artist who is writing and performing Frafra music, a style that originates from a small area in the north of Ghana. Whilst Guy One is already loved and adored locally by now, build..

2023. The trio Lotto consists of: Lukasz Rychlicki (Kristen), Mike Majkowski (Hailu Mergia Trio, Oren Ambarchi Hubris) and Pawel Szpura (Hera, Wovoka). During the session for 'Axolotl', the band decided to go for a ..

2016. Wallias Band was an Ethiopian jazz/funk outfit active from the '70s until the '9os, frequently working with Mulatu Astatke and one of the first Ethiopian bands to tour the USA. On 'Muziqa Muziqa' saxophonist ..