Mulatu Astatke
New York-Addis-London:Ethio Jazz 1965-1975

Theunearthing and compiling of hidden wonders of world jazz and funk takes a hugestep forward with the release of TheStory of Ethio Jazz, a long-over...

Ethio jazz. That's what Mulatu Astatke called his style of music when he invented it back in the 1960s, and it means exactly what it implies: Ethiopia...

"Basically, I think there's no difference between music and science, “ Mulatu Astatke told Tel Aviv’s Haaretz in 2006. “The musician...

This album?s subtitle, ?The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975,? might give one pause. After all, it?s only the work of one man, vibes and keyboard player ...

English-speaking listeners staring at the name Mulatu Astatke and thinking, “Who’s this” will, if they have seen Bill Murray hangdogging his wa...

It was the epic Ethiopiques series that introduced us to the hidden world of Ethiopian music. These 23 meticulously researched and beautifully packa...

Ethio jazz is the latest obscure genre to be dusted off and presented to a probably none-too-excited public by Strut Records. Credited as its founder...

One album destined to find its way onto the end-of-year Top 10s is the Ethiopian bandleader’s mesmerising encounter with the Heliocentrics (revi...

Fans of vintage Ethiopian music will know Mulatu Astatke – also spelled Astatqé – as the most mercurial and accessible figure unear...

In einer Zeit voller unnötiger Revivals, die nicht der Inspiration sondern dem Marketing entspringen, ist Mulatu Astatke ein wahrer Segen. Nachdem sei...