New tapes #cassette #africanmusic #ethiopiamusic #eritreanmusic

Someone cleaning out a house in Ohio found a box of Ethiopian and Eritrean tapes and sent them to me. It’s tons of tapes without cases but it is a monumental collection of rare or nearly impossible-to-find recordings. I feel so blessed to have spent the last week listening to these tapes one by one and deciphering the owner’s Amharic handwriting to determine the artist’s names. Several absolute grails in here, lack of sleeves and tape covers notwithstanding!