HAILU MERGIA & DAHLAK BAND - Wede Harer Guzo DLP Photobook and I hope this poster

and I hope this poster captures the excitement and abundance

charging loose onto the dancefloor and subsuming it in a storm of gnashing teeth and whirling steps and ecstatic free dance

over 'n' out

The resulting response that ensued from these releases earned diverse comparisons ranging from Stereolab to Syd Barrett to a young Robyn Hitchcock

personal psych that is in league with two of my faviroite Youngs (Richard & La Monte

HAILU MERGIA & DAHLAK BAND - Wede Harer Guzo DLP Photobook and I hope this posterBy 1978, Addis Ababas nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizens from the streets after midnight until 6am. But that didnt stop some people from dancing and partying thorough the night. Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at the clubs until curfew was lifted in the morning. One key denizen of Addis musical golden age, Hailu Mergia, was preparing a follow up to his seminal