Mergia, Hailu - Yene Mircha KMDO72A.1

Mergia, Hailu - Yene Mircha KMDO72A.1It's been a long, winding road to Hailu Mergia's sixth decade of musical activity. From a young musician in the 60's starting out in Addis Ababa to the 70's golden age of dance bands to the new hope as an emigre in America to the drier period of the 90s and 2000s when he mainly played keyboard in his taxi while waiting in the airport queue or at home with friends. More recently, with reissue of his classic works and a re assessment of his role in

a great long lost record album is seeing the light of day

The mood is shimmering and pitch-black

female empowerment

The two songsmiths in question were born and raised in two very different worlds - Lou Reed in the jungles of New York City and Kris Kristofferson in the heart of the Southland

Eye Hate U (Extended Remix)

Suburban Lawns deserve a slot right next to the likes of Devo

4 There's a Doctor

experience and responsibility that come with getting older with humour and irreverence and lyrical exactitude and musical bravado

management

there have been no secretive meetings to work out the master plan

Master emcee and one of the biggest crossover hip hop artists of all time

These singular sides highlight how the move to a more R&B sound at Atlantic (also aided by producers Gamble & Huff and Jeff Barry with such players as The Memphis Boys and The Sweet Inspirations) brilliantly capitalized on the smoky tones of Dusty's mezzo-soprano to create some of the most potent blue-eyed soul ever recorded