Wesenyeleh Mebreku (ወሰንየለህ መብረቁ) - Resonance of Time (የጊዜ ቃና)

Wesenyeleh Mebreku (ወሰንየለህ መብረቁ)
Resonance of Time (የጊዜ ቃና)
Tone Poem
Ethiopia/USA, 2026
LP

Beyond charming Casiotone interpretations of Ethiopian folk songs and lullabies plucked from a 1980s cassette by Portland’s Tone Poem label for their second vinyl release. Landing somewhere between the homespun Ethio-jazz of Hailu Mergia and the naive electronics favored by Tokyo’s conatala label, this is a vivid collection of analogue watercolors brimming with playful melodies and lo-fi imagination.