Eleven76 – Occhio Occhio jazz rock or Hailu Mergia

or Hailu Mergia

At just 22

experimentation

He became a Born-Again Christian and refused to discuss his music in later years

Groove of ESSR sheds light on a rich but little-known scene where musicians carved out freedom and creativity despite cultural restrictions

Eleven76 – Occhio Occhio jazz rock or Hailu MergiaWith Occhio Occhio, Eleven76 expand their cinematic sound into a full bodied, groove heavy journey, blending tropical rhythms, Arabian motifs, and vintage European library aesthetics into something vividly transportive. Built on warm analog textures, with fuzzy synths, tape saturated drums, and percussion that never sits still, the album moves effortlessly between laid back soul and breakbeat driven energy. Theres a playful concept running through it