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A selection of powerful pieces from the historical Amha Records catalogue Ayaléw Mèsfin, Gétatchèw Kassa and Sèyfou Yohannes, and other artists as yet unreleased or hardly known in the West. Bonus tracks two pieces by the young Mulatu Astatqé, recorded in the early 60s and two pieces by The Ashantis, a Kenyan band based in Addis Abeba, which was very influent in the early 70s.' Album Tracks 1. M Tech D RSH [When Am I Going to Reach There?] 2. Ham T Gnaw 3. L N Antchi Bitcha N SH [You Are the Only One for Me] 4. Men w B G R Begn [I Could Have Done Without It] 5. B y Les Nab Tesh 6. En y w D Dkwat 7. S w Endayhon y LL M 8. Ter Djew N B R 9. Qondjo Ledj Nat 10. Ber Anbar S B R Lewo [He Consummated the Marriage] 11. L B N Sheweshew [My Panicked Heart] 12. Yag R DJ Gna 13. Y K Rmo S w [A Man of Experience and Wisdom] 14. Mariy Marw L la 15. TCH R Qa [O Moon] 16. H D TCH Gara Zura 17. Assiyo B LL Ma 18. N FSH N SH 19. Come on and Do It 20. I Wanna Do My Thing
