Mulatu Astatqé

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Mulatu Astatqé (also spelled Mulatu Astatke; Amharic: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger. He is known as the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in 1943 in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston, where he was the first African student at Berklee College of Music. He would later combine his jazz and Latin music influences with traditional Ethiopian music. He has worked with many influential jazz artists such as Duke Ellington during the 1970s. After meeting the Massachusetts-based Either Orchestra in Addis Ababa in 2004, Mulatu began a collaboration with the band which continues today, with the most recent performances in Scandinavia in summer 2006 & Toronto in summer 2008. Mulatu's signature instrument is the vibraphone. In 2005, his music appeared on the soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers.. Also, Volume 4 of the Ethiopiques series is devoted entirely to his music. Mulatu has also produced songs for many artists from East Africa, in particular Mahmoud Ahmed. He has recently released an album sold exclusively to passengers of Ethiopian Airlines. It is a 2-disc set, the first one being a compilation of the different styles from different regions of Ethiopia, and the second being studio originals. Mulatu recently completed a Radcliffe Institute Fellowship at Harvard University where he worked on modernizations of traditional Ethiopian instruments and premiered a portion of a new opera, "The

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Ethiopiques Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974

Broken Flowers

The Very Best of Éthiopiques

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The Very Best of Ethiopiques

Ethiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale, 1969-1974

éthiopiques 4: ethio jazz & musique instrumentale 1969-1974

Mulatu Of Ethiopia

Ethiopiques 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale, 1969-1974

The Very Best Of Éthiopiques [Disc 1]

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Ethiopiques, Vol 4- Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974

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The Very Best Of Ethiopiques (Disc 1)

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The Very Best of Ethiopiques Disc 1

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