The 7th: Mekaberene Liyew

ARTIST: Menelik Wossenachew

TITLE: “Mekaberene Liyew”

YEAR: ????

LABEL: AMHA

I own a total of one Ethiopian record. You’re looking at it. I’d be lying if I said I knew anything about this joint. Or how to pronounce it for that matter. What I do know is that for some reason one side had this distinct Donny Hathaway vibe to it. I remember thinking Ethiopian lyrics on a Hathaway style riddim sounded pretty fucking weird. But pretty fucking fresh at the same time. I caught this off a well-known collector here in Toronto called named A Man called Warwick. Evidently, I caught a cold off him that day too. Thanks a bunch, Simon.
— ARCEE


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4 responses to “The 7th: Mekaberene Liyew”

  1. Birdapres Avatar
    Birdapres

    Fantastic.

  2. sipreano Avatar

    AR, yer sleeping on the 7″s out here… come on. step it UP!!!

    1. Arcee Avatar

      LOL. Not everyone can come up on a Jackson Sisters man. You guys need a 45 store in Van. I’m sick of looking through Belinda Carlisle 7″s at Beat Street.

  3. sipreano Avatar

    there is one. it’s called VIN HQ!!!

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