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  "name": "Mahmoud Ahmed",
  "description": "Mahmoud Ahmed appears once in our Ethio-Jazz list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/mahmoud-ahmed/",
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  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1975,
    "last": 1975
  },
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    }
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      "trackKey": "mahmoud-ahmed--ere-mela-mela",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/mahmoud-ahmed--ere-mela-mela/",
      "title": "Ere Mela Mela",
      "year": 1975,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Recorded with the Ibex Band as the political weather turned. Ahmed sings with an ornamentation that has no equivalent in soul, over a band that is unmistakably playing soul.",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Mahmoud%20Ahmed%20Ere%20Mela%20Mela",
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        },
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