MULATU ASTATKE

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Ethiopian musician (piano, organ, vibraphone, and percussion), composer, and arranger Mulatu Astatke (the name is spelled Astatqé on his French releases) is a household name in his native country, where he is known as the father of Ethio-jazz, a unique blend of pop, modern jazz, traditional Ethiopian music, Latin rhythms, Caribbean reggae, and Afro-funk.

Born in 1943 in the west Ethiopia city of Jimma, Mulatu studied music in London, New York City, and Boston, where he was the first African graduate of the Berklee College of Music, and went on to work with several acclaimed jazz artists, including a guest spot with Duke Ellington in 1971. Further schooled in New York’s dance clubs in the 1960s, Mulatu recorded three of his LPs in the city, Afro-Latin Soul, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 in 1966 and Mulatu of Ethiopia in 1972. Most of his records were released by Amha Records, including
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MULATU ASTATKE Afro Latin Soul (aka The Making Of Ethio Jazz) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Afro Latin Soul (aka The Making Of Ethio Jazz)
World Fusion 1966
MULATU ASTATKE Afro-Latin Soul Vol. 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Afro-Latin Soul Vol. 2
World Fusion 1966
MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Of Ethiopia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mulatu Of Ethiopia
African Fusion 1972
MULATU ASTATKE Ethio Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ethio Jazz
African Fusion 1974
MULATU ASTATKE Plays Ethio-Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays Ethio-Jazz
African Fusion 1989
MULATU ASTATKE Assiyo Bellema album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Assiyo Bellema
African Fusion 1994
MULATU ASTATKE Echos Of Ethiopa. Creative Music With Ethiopian Roots album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Echos Of Ethiopa. Creative Music With Ethiopian Roots
African Fusion 2002
MULATU ASTATKE Ethio Jazz Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ethio Jazz Vol. 1
African Fusion 2006
MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Astatke / The Heliocentrics ‎: Inspiration Information album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mulatu Astatke / The Heliocentrics ‎: Inspiration Information
World Fusion 2009
MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Steps Ahead album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mulatu Steps Ahead
African Fusion 2010
MULATU ASTATKE Sketches of Ethiopia album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Sketches of Ethiopia
African Fusion 2013
MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Astatke, Black Jesus Experience ‎: Cradle Of Humanity album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mulatu Astatke, Black Jesus Experience ‎: Cradle Of Humanity
African Fusion 2016
MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Astatke + Black Jesus Experience ‎: To Know Without Knowing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mulatu Astatke + Black Jesus Experience ‎: To Know Without Knowing
African Fusion 2019
MULATU ASTATKE Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra : Tension album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra : Tension
African Fusion 2024

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MULATU ASTATKE Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series (Remixed) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series (Remixed)
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2011

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MULATU ASTATKE Mochilla Presents Timeless album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mochilla Presents Timeless
World Fusion 2010

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MULATU ASTATKE New York - Addis - London The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
New York - Addis - London The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975
African Fusion 2009
MULATU ASTATKE Afro-Latin Soul, Vols. 1 & 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Afro-Latin Soul, Vols. 1 & 2
World Fusion 2018

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