HAILU MERGIA & CLASSICAL INSTRUMENT: SHEMONMUANAYE

HAILU MERGIA & CLASSICAL INSTRUMENT: SHEMONMUANAYE

• double vinyl album/LP (12" size)
• released 2013 in the United States by Awesome Tapes From Africa (ATFA006)
• Genre: World Music- Jazz

Hailu Mergia is a one-man band. In 1985, master accordionist and veteran bandleader, arranger and keyboardist released the <i>Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument</i> cassette. In a nostalgic effort to bring back the vintage accordion sound of his youth, Hailu gave Ethiopian music a sonic makeover. He was already celebrated for his work with the groundbreaking Addis Ababa ethio-jazz and funk outfit Walias Band. With imagination and a visionary sense of the self-contained possibilities of modern music, he captured the popular sounds of the past using the modern tools of the day.