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1001 Other Albums<p>Hailu Mergia and The Walias – Tche Belew (1977, Ethiopia)</p><p>Our next spotlight is on number 10 on The List, submitted by umrk. This was the first album added to The List that really got me jazzed up (pun intended)! I think any music fanatic will enjoy giving this fantastic instrumental Ethiopian jazz album a spin without knowing anything about it, but I have a hunch that knowing the political context it came out of might deepen one’s appreciation of the music. </p><p>Want to read more? See the full spotlight: <a href="https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/04/17/hailu-mergia-and-the-walias-tche-belew-1977-ethiopia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1001otheralbums.com/2025/04/17</span><span class="invisible">/hailu-mergia-and-the-walias-tche-belew-1977-ethiopia/</span></a></p><p>Want to skip straight to the music? Here's the Bandcamp: <a href="https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/tche-belew" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album</span><span class="invisible">/tche-belew</span></a></p><p>Happy listening!</p><p><a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/HailuMergia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HailuMergia</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jazz</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/EthiopianMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthiopianMusic</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/JazzEthiopiques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JazzEthiopiques</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/instrumental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instrumental</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/soul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soul</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1970s</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/1001OtherAlbums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001OtherAlbums</span></a></p>
Kevin Bowen :xfce:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://1001otheralbums.com/@1001otheralbums.com" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>1001otheralbums.com</span></a></span> </p><p>An essential listen!</p><p>And once you are done with that, you must run out and find the 30+ volumes of the Éthiopiques compilations. Just an incredible collection of music from an almost lost pocket of culture from the late '60/early '70's music scene of Addis Ababa &amp; <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a></p><p>So many great artists: Gétatchèw Mèkurya, Mulatu Astatke, Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89thiopiques" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89th</span><span class="invisible">iopiques</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jazz</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EthiopianMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthiopianMusic</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/JazzEthiopiques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JazzEthiopiques</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>