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- Summary: The latest full-length release for the Ethiopian artist was recorded in Virginia by Blaine Misner.
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- Record Label: Awesome Tapes from Africa
- Genre(s): International
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Apr 10, 2020It is precisely this sometimes kitsch mix of genres that makes Mergia’s music so endearing and uplifting. His right hand on a melody is unmistakable, and on Yene Mircha he lives up to its title, carving out a thoroughly idiosyncratic perspective.
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Apr 10, 2020Mergia’s power to transfix seems to grow with the more collaborators he has, and their addition does not detract from his resolute sound.
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UncutApr 10, 2020The most rewarding moments, though comes on those tracks which retain a more authentic Ethiopiques mystery. [May 2020, p.31]
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MojoApr 10, 2020Slightly frustratingly, similar changeability [as 2018's Lala Belu] prevails here. [May 2020, p.86]