• Hailu Mergia & The Walias – Tche Belew
    • Hailu Mergia & The Walias – Yemiasleks Fikir
    • Hailu Mergia & The Walias – Yikirta Lemminalehu
    • Hailu Mergia & The Walias – Musicawi Silt
    • 1. Tche Belew
    • 2. Yemiasleks Fikir
    • 3. Yikirta Lemminalehu
    • 4. Musicawi Silt
    • 5. Lomi Tera-tera
    • 6. Woghenei
    • 7. Ibakish Tarekigne
    • 8. Birtukane
    • 9. Eti Gual Blenai
    • 10. Yenuro Tesfa Alegne

    The acclaimed and highly sought-after LP by Hailu Mergia and the Walias, Tche Belew, an album of instrumentals released in 1977 and perhaps one of the most legendary in the history of popular Ethiopian music, including the haunting, hugely beloved,'Musicawi Silt', In a word: essential! 

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