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- Summary: The first new release in 15 years for the Ethiopian keyboard and accordion player features contributions from Tony Buck and Mike Majkowski.
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- Record Label: Awesome Tapes from Africa
- Genre(s): International
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Dec 4, 2018It's a lovely and deeply creative record that came so late in his career that it appeared to have already been relegated to history.
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UncutFeb 20, 2018Surprisingly experimental. [Mar 2018, p.28]
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Q MagazineFeb 20, 2018Any fears his propulsive energy may have waned in exiles are quickly dispelled. [Mar 2018, p.111
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MojoFeb 20, 2018These six new tracks flow neatly on from those recorded for Tche Belew 40 years before. [Mar 2018, p.95]
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Feb 26, 2018Lala Belu rings out with the resilience of a onetime dreamer who’s absorbed disappointment and settled for something close to optimism.
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The WireApr 5, 2018Lala Belu is his first new recording for decades, and it lives up to the expectation generated by their live appearances. [Apr 2018, p.67]
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Feb 20, 2018Mergia’s approach is often unorthodox. His melodies, snaking up and down the pentatonic scales of Ethio-jazz, are hypnotic and mysterious.
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