Dahlak Band – ወደ ሐረር ጉዞ

For what they had to use as a source (cassette tape) I was quite happy with this. The spirit of the great music come through just fine and doesn’t need to be pristine imo. They did a good job giving this to the world

The quality of the source audio is like most Ethio records, horrific. the quality of the music itself on the other hand, is as good as it gets. Hailu & Dahlak forged something truly original and beautiful.

Label has put more for sale on their bandcamp don't get scalped

What a lovely record to start the weekend! Found a magazine piece with backstory for the lost tapes - https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/08/06/the-surprising-discovery-of-hailu-mergias-great-lost-ethiopian-album/

Can anyone speak to the sound quality and pressing quality of this? I’ve read that the source tapes were pretty noisy, looking for first hand knowledge.

Back in stock on AwesomeTapes website. 25 bucks. They’re going fast!

Back in stock, only 40ish remain: https://www.awesometapes.com/shop/hailu-mergia-dahlak-band-wede-harer-guzo/

Looking forward to summer evenings with this jawn spinning.

This is currently being repressed and will be out in mid March.

It's not often I wish there were more than 5 stars...my goodness, this is beyond fantastic.

Super loose deep grooves & vibes that have that same mystical energy/sound as the Sweet Sister Ray/Booker T boots. Easily best release from Awesome Tapes in my opinion.