Mulatu Astatke

Vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, Mulatu Astatke is one of the all-time greats of Ethiopian music and the creator of his own original music form, Ethio jazz. Through the acclaimed Ethiopiques album series and through featuring on the soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch film ...

Following his acclaimed collaboration on Strut with The Heliocentrics, the Father of Ethio jazz presents his brand new studio album, “Mulatu Steps Ahead”. The album explores new directions in fusions of Western jazz with Ethiopian modes, moving forward the pioneering sound Mulatu develop...