# Mahmoud Ahmed — Ere Mela Mela

Mahmoud Ahmed’s Ere Mela Mela (1975) is No. 2 in our Ethio-Jazz ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1975
- **On one list:** Ethio-Jazz
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Mahmoud Ahmed](https://waxonia.com/artist/mahmoud-ahmed/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/mahmoud-ahmed--ere-mela-mela/

## What we say

### No. 2 in [Ethio-Jazz](https://waxonia.com/genre/ethio-jazz/)

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.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Mahmoud%20Ahmed%20Ere%20Mela%20Mela) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=eO7JJGwPTq0)

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