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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. After developing his sound in the U.S.…
Known for
- TEZETA — Self2024
- Mulatu Astatke en concert à Jazz à la Villette 2023 — Self2023
- Wax & Gold2020
- The Scientist of Sound2017
- Under African Skies: Ethiopia1989
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ethiopia
- Active from
- 1943-12-19
Discography
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- Listeners
- 502,773
- Total plays
- 8,338,131
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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. <a href="https
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ethiopia
- Place of birth
- Jimma
- Occupation
- music arranger
- Employer
- Radcliffe College
- Genre
- music of Africa
- Instrument
- percussion instrument
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Mulatu Astatke Cosmopolite 2017 (221840).jpg
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- Mulatu Astatke
- date of birth
- 1943-12-19
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- social media followers
- 8269
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