Mulatu Astatke
Mulatu Steps Ahead

Mulatu Astatke has become increasingly well-known outside his native Ethiopia during the last decade. His “Ethio-jazz” provided the focus for Volume 4...

There's something magical, glamourous, about tuned percussion - perhaps it's the slight overtone on each note; perhaps it's the fluidity, the constant...

Ethiopian jazz artist Mulatu Astatke’s Mulatu Steps Ahead is his first solo work in twenty years, which is big news for any jazz fans out there, altho...

Mulatu Astatke is on the radar. Thanks to Stones Throw Records, Astatke is cool. If he was on World Circuit he wouldn’t be as cool. If Soundway or Sou...

Collaborations between veteran artists and younger disciples can be an awkward fit. The main attraction’s legendary reputation can so very easily stif...

Mulatu Astatke is the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in 1943, he has had a varied career as a musician and arranger, working with Duke Ellington in the 19...

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On the back of his highly acclaimed 2009 collaboration with London-based astral funk group The Heliocentrics– album of the year in Gilles Peterson’s W...

In the late 1960s and early 70s, Mulatu Astatke was one of the driving forces behind the transformation of the Ethiopian music scene from one of state...

Following his 2008 collaboration with The Heliocentrics, Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke's star has risen appreciably, with last October's New Yo...