Munaye mulatu astatke biography

Is an Ethiopian musician and arranger considered as the father of "Ethio-jazz".
The legendary musician, who is now 73-years-old, was born in the Ethiopian city of Jimma.
Mulatu Astatqé is an Ethiopian musician and arranger best known as the father of Ethio-jazz.

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Mulatu Astatke’s Gorgeous 1972 Ethio-Jazz Album Has Been Reissued

ETHIOPIA—Mulatu Astatke’s unique blend of traditional Ethiopian music, Western jazz, and Latin rhythms known as Ethio-Jazz never ceases to captivate. Astatke’s 1972 album Mulatu Of Ethiopia, which is now being reissued via the UK’s Strut Records, is no different.

Mulatu Of Ethiopia, which was recorded in New York City, is breezy but emotional, nostalgic and funky—it’s a beautiful record that grooves and wahs effortlessly.The reissue features the instrumental album’s original seven tracks in addition to mono versions of every song. It also includes multiple session outtakes from the time period.

Astatke’s refreshing and melancholic sounds often utilize the vibraphone and conga drums, instruments he helped to popularize in Ethiopia. Organs, keyboards and percussion can also be found throughout Astatke’s catalog and are plentiful on Mulatu Of Ethiopia.

The album opens, fittingly, with the track “Mulatu.” From the jump intoxicating horns and percussion blow and tap through the speakers. “Mascaram Se

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Mulatu Astatke

Ethiopian multi-instrumentalist (born 1943)

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Mulatu, and not as Astatke.

Musical artist

Mulatu Astatke (Amharic: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ, romanized: mulatu ästaṭḳe; French pronunciation: Astatqé; born 19 December 1943) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger considered as the father of "Ethio-jazz".

Born in Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston where he combined his jazz and Latin music interests with traditional Ethiopian music. Mulatu led his band while playing vibraphone and conga drums—instruments that he introduced into Ethiopian popular music—as well as other percussion instruments, keyboards, and organs. His albums focus primarily on instrumental music, and Mulatu appears on all three known albums of instrumentals that were released during the Ethiopian Golden Age of Music in 1970s.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Mulatu Astatke is of Christian Amhara descent.^[2] M

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Mulatu Of Ethiopia 3xlp edition

This groundbreaking and newly-reissued 1972 album is an excellent introduction to Mulatu Astatke.

Mulatu Astatke

Label: Strut, Worthy Records (2)

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Mulatu Astatke is an Ethiopian musician and arranger best known as the father of Ethio-jazz.

Born in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston where he combined his jazz and Latin music interests with traditional Ethiopian music. Astatke led his band while playing vibraphone and conga drums—instruments that he introduced int