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Born in Ethiopia in 1952, Haile M. Ghiorgis<\/strong> originally worked as a music instructor after school and played music together with several prominent groups of his countrymen \u2013 he was the keyboardist of Mahmoud Ahmed & Ibex Band and played for national stars like Tilahun Gessesse, among others. Due to the communist revolution in Ethopia in 1974, Haile decided to leave his motherland and due to his blindness in 1977 he was allowed to do so. Finding a new home in Hamburg, he performed together with various bands, including the afro pop group Soulful Dynamics and Jah Love (an early band of funk drummer and reggae artists Curvin Merchant aka Jamaica Papa Curvin). When those groups disbanded, Ghiorgis was retrained as a piano-tuner but also focused on his own music.<\/p>\n

Haile M. Ghiorgis<\/strong> was particularly fascinated by the digital-controlled synthesizer and rhythm-machines, whose operation he mastered without any difficulties in spite of his blindness. The drums came from a Yamaha drum computer and were recorded first. On top of that, bass and the melodies were added. Haile was using a Yamaha DX-7 keyboard, an old small Roland synth as well as an organ by Solton.<\/p>\n

On the album, which was recorded in his small home studio in Hamburg on a TEAC 8-track tape machine, Haile M. Ghiorgis<\/strong> harmoniously blends western pop and jazz music with his native country\u2019s folklore. Our favourite track, \u201cMan biye?\u201d<\/strong> is a sort of melancholic love song \u2013 it means \u201cWhat shall I call you?\u201d. A man searches for something though in vain to compare with the beauty of his beloved. The atmospheric instrumental features brilliant synth solos over deep downtempo beats \u2013 sort of like jazzy ethno synth funk in slow motion.<\/p>\n

Side B of the single concludes the release with an uplifting solid disco track, simply called \u201cA Happy Disco Song\u201d<\/strong>. As it says in the liner notes of the LP, the song esteems Ethiopian hospitality and relates how welcome every stranger is and how even the poorest is ready to share with him. The track has a charming \u201cprivate\u201d vibe and surely should appeal to DJs and disco\/boogie aficiandos.<\/p>\n

The original LP \u201cSurvival\u201d was primarily sold on live shows when he was on tour in the late 1980s throughout Europe, accompaning fellow Ethopian musicians including jazz legend Mulatu Astatke, among others, and almost never pops up. Therefore, we are very happy to be able to offer you this brilliant piece of music on a fresh sounding 7\u201d single.<\/p>\n

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On the album, which was recorded in his small home studio in Hamburg on a TEAC 8-track tape machine, Haile M. Ghiorgis<\/strong> harmoniously blends western pop and jazz music with his native country\u2019s folklore. Our favourite track, \u201cMan biye?\u201d<\/strong> is a sort of melancholic love song \u2013 it means \u201cWhat shall I call you?\u201d. A man searches for something though in vain to compare with the beauty of his beloved. The atmospheric instrumental features brilliant synth solos over deep downtempo beats \u2013 sort of like jazzy ethno synth funk in slow motion.<\/p>\n

Side B of the single concludes the release with an uplifting solid disco track, simply called \u201cA Happy Disco Song\u201d<\/strong>. As it says in the liner notes of the LP, the song esteems Ethiopian hospitality and relates how welcome every stranger is and how even the poorest is ready to share with him. The track has a charming \u201cprivate\u201d vibe and surely should appeal to DJs and disco\/boogie aficiandos.<\/p>\n

The original LP \u201cSurvival\u201d was primarily sold on live shows when he was on tour in the late 1980s throughout Europe, accompaning fellow Ethopian musicians including jazz legend Mulatu Astatke, among others, and almost never pops up. Therefore, we are very happy to be able to offer you this brilliant piece of music on a fresh sounding 7\u201d single.<\/p>\n

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