Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Hailu Mergia - Tezeta
HI54Follow “Words & Playlist by HI54LOFI If you're just interested in a frequently updated playlist that can be put on shuffle…” on May 5th, 2023 →
Hailu Mergia - Zengadyw Dereku
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Stellar albums that straddle sounds new and old. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Dec 16th, 2021 →
Hailu Mergia - Endegena
Super Super SoundsFollow “Tezeta by Hailu Mergia Hailu Mergia - Tezeta Words can not explain how good this is. Hailu Mergia cuts loose…” on Aug 11th, 2021 →
Hailu Mergia - Mestirawi Debdabe
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Hailu Mergia & The Walias - Tezeta - remastered reissue of 1975 album, out today but already sold out in…” on Jun 4th, 2021 →
Hailu Mergia - Nefas New Zemedie
underratedFollow “Лейбл Awesome Tapes From Africa готовит новое издание лонгплея Хайлу Мергиа и The Walias «Tezeta», чья оригинальная запись состоялась в…” on Mar 29th, 2021 →
Hailu Mergia - Birtukane
The Listening Post BlogFollow “Two years after first discovering Hailu Mergia and promising myself I’d buy his groundbreaking Tche Belew record, I’ve yet to…” on Jul 16th, 2020 →
Hailu Mergia - Abichu Nega Nega
RevilerFollow “There was always a risk that the amazing story of Hailu Mergia’s career (seriously, if you don’t know it, google…” on Apr 6th, 2020 →
Hailu Mergia - Yene Mircha
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “On the self-produced Yene Mircha, Ethiopian jazz legend Hailu Mergia is joined by two other stalwarts of the post-revolution ‘70s…” on Apr 6th, 2020 →
Hailu Mergia - Gum Gum
NextbopFollow “The post Rob Shepherd’s Favorite Jazz Albums of the Decade appeared first on Nextbop. Compiling a list of the greatest…” on Dec 24th, 2019 →
Hailu Mergia - Ambasel
Spellbinding MusicFollow “Born in Ethiopia and based in Washington since the early 1980s, Hailu Mergia is a legendary keyboard player who was…” on Mar 14th, 2019 →
Hailu Mergia - Anchihoye Lene
Fuzzy LogicFollow “Of all the festivals that exist across the US of A, Hopscotch has to be one of the best. This…” on Sep 9th, 2018 →
Hailu Mergia - Hari Meru Meru
We All Want Someone To Shout ForFollow “In May Parquet Courts returned with new album Wide Awake! via Rough Trade Records and it’s unsurprisingly yet another fantastic…” on Jul 4th, 2018 →
Hailu Mergia - Addis Nat
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The first three months of the year have already given us an abundance of great records—arguably more than one roundup…” on Mar 30th, 2018 →
Hailu Mergia - Gum Gum
Frequenze IndipendentiFollow “- Frequenze News - Anche chi mi conosce bene forse non è al corrente del mio amore per l’ethio-jazz: una…” on Mar 8th, 2018 →
Hailu Mergia - Sewnetuwa
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Photo by Barka Fabianova Leave it to Hailu Mergia, a musician of high aptitude and unflinching self-belief, to make an…” on Feb 14th, 2018 →
Hailu Mergia - Yegle Nesh
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Y Bayani and Baby Naa. Listening through the catalogue of Berlin-based Philophon Records feels more like unearthing a rare batch…” on Jan 16th, 2018 →
Hailu Mergia - Shemonmuanaye
Bandcamp DailyFollow “DJ Katapila Back in 2002, Awesome Tapes from Africa label founder Brian Shimkovitz was studying ethnomusicology when his research sent…” on Nov 16th, 2017 →
Hailu Mergia - Shilela
BrooklynVeganFollow “Ethiopian one-man funk band Hailu Mergia has been having a resurgence lately, and already played NYC twice in the past…” on Jan 8th, 2015 →