Mulatu Astatke ft. Frank Holder – Assiyo Bellema / Teshome Meteku – Hasabe – 7" Vinyl Funk huge horns and punchy Rhodes

huge horns and punchy Rhodes lines

transformed from a dark emotive song to one filled with a flavour of hope

Originally released on Fermata (Brazil) in 1970

number 30:

We spent a long time trying to license this

Mulatu Astatke ft. Frank Holder – Assiyo Bellema / Teshome Meteku – Hasabe – 7" Vinyl Funk huge horns and punchy RhodesA. Mulatu Astatke ft. Frank Holder Assiyo Bellema AA. Teshome Meteku Hasabe Africa 45, number 13. Assiyo Bellema Mulatu goes afro latin, plus steel drums courtesy of Frank Holder. Assiyo Bellema was recorded during Mulatus time in London, during which he met Frank, along with many others including Tubby Hayes and Joe Harriott. Hasabe was originally released on Amha in 1969. Soaring Ethiopian vocals and horns create a classic Ethiopian sound. Teshome