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MULATU ASTATKE - MULATU STEPS AHEAD
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Mulatu Steps Ahead
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2x12" LP Post Bop, Bop, Smooth Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz From Ethiopia's Finest
Following his acclaimed collaboration on Strut with The Heliocentrics, the father of Ethio jazz returns with his brand new studio album, "Mulatu Steps Ahead". This is the first full new album by Mulatu Astatke himself since the 1980s and takes his Ethio jazz sound in new directions, exploring fresh fusions of Western jazz and traditional Ethiopian instrumentation, furthering the pioneering sound Mulatu developed during the 1960s and 70s, showcased on the recent Strut compilation "New York, Addis, London". The result is a rich new album, perfect for all fans of world music, jazz and the outstanding selling "Ethiopiques series". It features an A-list line-up of musicians including Byron Wallen, Jack Yglesias, James Arben and Danny Keane from The Heliocentrics, members of Either/Orchestra in Boston and leading players from Addis Ababa.
Mulatu Astatke already has a legendary status as the father of Ethio Jazz. But he hasn't been co
Following his acclaimed collaboration on Strut with The Heliocentrics, the father of Ethio jazz returns with his brand new studio album, "Mulatu Steps Ahead". This is the first full new album by Mulatu Astatke himself since the 1980s and takes his Ethio jazz sound in new directions, exploring fresh fusions of Western jazz and traditional Ethiopian instrumentation, furthering the pioneering sound Mulatu developed during the 1960s and 70s, showcased on the recent Strut compilation "New York, Addis, London". The result is a rich new album, perfect for all fans of world music, jazz and the outstanding selling "Ethiopiques series". It features an A-list line-up of musicians including Byron Wallen, Jack Yglesias, James Arben and Danny Keane from The Heliocentrics, members of Either/Orchestra in Boston and leading players from Addis Ababa.
Mulatu Astatke already has a legendary status as the father of Ethio Jazz. But he hasn't been co
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Mulatu Astatke (born 19 December 1943) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger widely regarded as the father of Ethio-jazz.
Born in Jimma, he received formal musical training in London, New York City, and Boston, where he developed a fusion of jazz and Latin music with traditional Ethiopian sounds. As a bandleader, Mulatu performed on the vibraphone and conga drums—both of which he introduced to Ethiopian popular music—as well as other percussion instruments, keyboards, and organs. His work is primarily instrumental, and he appears on all three known instrumental albums released during the Ethiopian Golden Age of Music in the 1970s. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.