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Ayalew Mesfin

Che Belew (March Forward) (LP, Golden)

Label: Now-Again Records

Format: LP, Coloured

Genre: Jazz

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*2023 stock. 100 copies limited edition* 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.

Details
Cat. number: NA 5192
Year: 2020
Notes:
Contains an oversized 11” x 11” 16 page book. Included in the "Complete Works" box set. Licensed courtesy Ayalew Mesfin. Special thanks to Hellen Asfaw Dubale and Danny Mekonnen. --- Limited edition of 100 copies.