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Che Belew (March Forward)

by Ayalew Mesfin

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    Ayalew Mesfin stands aside the likes of Mulatu Astake, Mahmoud Ahmed, Hailu Mergia and Alemayehu Eshete as a legend 1970s Ethiopia. The music he created with his Black Lion Band is amongst the funkiest to arise from Addis Ababa.
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    Exclusive Gold Vinyl LP.

    Contains an oversized 11” x 11” 16 page book that tells the story of modern Ethiopian music and Ayalew’s role within it.

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about

Mesfin’s recording career, captured in nearly two dozen 7” singles and numerous reel-to-reel tapes, shows the strata of the most fertile decade in Ethiopia’s 20th century recording industry, when records were pressed constantly by both independent upstarts and corporate behemoths, even if they were only distributed within the confines of this East African nation.

Though Mesfin was forced underground by the Derg regime that took control of Ethiopia in 1974, he has returned almost 50 years later with this triumphant set albums – the first time that his music has been presented in this form.

These albums give us a chance to discover a rare and beautiful moment in music history, in anthologies built from Mesfin’s uber-rare 7” single releases and from previously unreleased recordings taken from master tapes. Each individual album contains an oversized 11” x 11” 16 page book that tells the story of modern Ethiopian music and Mesfin’s role within it. An OBI wrapped “box set” of all five albums is available at a discounted price. The box set only contains one booklet.

Che Belew (March Forward) gives us a chance to discover a rare & beautiful moment in music history, in an anthology built from his uber-rare 7” single releases and previously unreleased songs re-discovered on master tapes. Contains an oversized 11” x 11” 16 page book that tells the story of modern Ethiopian music and Mesfin’s role within it.

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released August 3, 2020

Art Direction – Errol F. Richardson
Bass – Yemane Alem
Drums – Berhanu Yosef, Temare Haregu, Yosef Legesse
Guitar – Giovanni Vincenzo, Tameru Weldeab
Keyboards – Tedla Tefera
Liner Notes – Simeneh Gebremariam
Producer – Ali Abdella Kaifa, Amha Eshete
Producer, Liner Notes – Eothen Alapatt
Producer, Vocals, Keyboards – Ayalew Mesfin
Restoration, Remastered By – Dave Cooley, Jason Bitner
Tenor Saxophone – Getachew Abebe, Teshome Deneke
Trumpet – Tamrat Ferengi, Teka Weldemariam

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Ayalew Mesfin is among the legends of the 1970s Ethiopian musical scene – his music is some of the funkiest to arise from this unconquerable East African nation. Ayalew was forced underground by the Derg regime that took control of the country in 1974.

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