Ere Mela Mela
Context
"Erè Mèla Mèla" refers to the record that made Mahmoud Ahmed known outside Ethiopia: first a 1975 LP recorded in Addis Ababa with the Ibex Band for Kaifa Records, then an expanded compilation from Crammed Discs (Brussels, 1986), presented as the first modern Ethiopian music record released in Europe. Buda Musique reissued it in 2000 as Éthiopiques volume 7.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Ethio-jazz. Among the origins and influences of Ethio-jazz: Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban, Modal.