Mulatu Astatqe

Mulatu Astatqe: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale

by Chris May
October 12, 2007

Mulatu Astatqe Ethiopiques 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale Buda Musique 2002

An idiosyncratic amalgam of late 1960s/early 1970s US jazz and jazz-rock refracted through the prism of Ethiopian five-tone scales and harmonies, the early work of composer, keyboardist and bandleader Mulatu Astatqe, the godfather of Ethiopian jazz, has finally edged its way onto the world stage--or more accurately, the celluloid screen.

Following a chance encounter with Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale, ...