Hailu Mergia - Lala Belu - LP

With his 2018 critical breakthrough "Lala Belu" Hailu Mergia consolidated his legacy, and fans hailed the new recording. His first new recording in over 15 years, it has been adorned by fans—and the press, including the New York Times, BBC and Pitchfork which called his music “triumphantly in the present” in its Best 200 Albums of the 2010's list.

Side A
1. ትዝታ Tizita
2. አዲስ ናት Addis Nat
3. ጉም ጉም Gum Gum

Side B
1. አንቺሆየው ለኔ Anchihoye Lene
2. ላላ በሉ Lala Belu
3. የፍቅር እንጉርጉሮ Yefkir Engurguro

Hailu Mergia — Keyboards, Accordion, Melodica Tony Buck — Drums Mike Majkowski — Upright Bass
Produced by Hailu Mergia
Recorded at EMS4, London, UK 
Additional recording by Javon Gant, Cue Recording Studios, Falls Church, VA
Cover image drawn live on iPad by Jenny Soep, Stockholm 2013
Back cover image photo by Piotr Gruchala

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