Keep up to date with tour dates, album release and much more. Sketches of ethiopia bonus track version by mulatu. Ene alantchi alnorem the ethio jazz album by mulatu astatqe is a jewel of the. Ethio jazz 19691974 by mulatu astatke on amazon music. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Mulatu astatke at 70 everybody knows that ethiopian jazz is the only kind worth listening to these days, a bored roman socialite remarks during one of. Official facebook page of mulatu astatke also known as the father of ethiojazz. East african jazz at its very best from the hay day. Bandcamp log in music merch community asnake gebreyes ahadu asnake gebreyes mulatu astatke. Mulatu astatke was born in 1943 in jimma, ethiopia. A column about mulatu astatke and ethio jazz the quietus, may 6, 2009 3.
In the ethiopian musical landscape, mulatu astatke is a unique musician. Some songs from ethiopiques volume 4 were featured in the jim jarmusch film broken flowers. Ethiopiques is a series of compact discs featuring ethiopian singers and musicians. Mulatu, from his 1972 lp mulatu of ethiopia, recorded in new york with members of mongo santamarias band during a visit to the states, is a. Mulatu astatke is an ethiopian musician and arranger considered as the father of ethiojazz. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Meet mulatu astatke, godfather of ethio jazz february 3, 2009 ethiopia is often overshadowed by news of famine, war, and poverty. F irst distilled in the late 60s, astatkes ethiojazz made a return to favour after featuring in jim jarmuschs 2005 film broken flowers. Born in the western ethiopian city of jimma, mulatu was musicall.