Have tapes, will travel: Shimkovitz on his quest to spread the word on Africa's rarest music
In advance of his trip to Trabolgan, the man behind Awesome Tapes From Africa tells about his quest to spread the word on the continent’s rarest music.
He was the musical legend who gave it all up to drive a taxi. Hailu Mergia hadn’t performed for over 20 years when Brian Shimkovitz tracked him down, not in his native Ethiopia, but in Washington DC.
