Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Astatke

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. with a pair of highly influential mid-'60s releases, he spent much of the '70s expanding the boundaries of Ethiopian music by collaborating both home and abroad with artists like Mahmoud Ahmed and Duke Ellington and releasing critically acclaimed music on Amha Eshete's Amha Records. His popularity enjoyed a renaissance in Western culture in the mid-2000s after his music was used in Jim Jarmusch's film Broken Flowers. Mulatu continued to evolve creatively well into the 2010s, and has maintained long-term collaborations with a number of acts, including Boston's Either/Orchestra, London band the Heliocentrics, and Australia's Black Jesus Experience. Mulatu's work brought a renewed focus on instrumentation and rhythm to Ethiopian pop music, shepherding in a golden age in that country's pop and jazz circles from 1968 to 1974. He went on to found a music school and open his own club, while staying active as an arranger, advisor, and DJ. In 2004 he met the Massachusetts-based Either/Orchestra and formed a long-running collaboration with the band. The inclusion of his songs on the soundtrack of Jim Jarmusch's 2005 film Broken Flowers introduced Mulatu to a whole new audience, and his increasing influence on Western music could be heard in hip-hop acts like Quantic, Nas, Madlib, and Kanye West, who have all sampled his music. - by Steve Leggett

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Mulatu Astatke Movies

  • 1989
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    Under African Skies: Ethiopia

    Under African Skies: Ethiopia

    1 1989 HD

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  • 2023
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    Mulatu Astatke en concert à Jazz à la Villette 2023

    Mulatu Astatke en concert à Jazz à la Villette 2023

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2024
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    ՅՈՒՇԵՐ

    ՅՈՒՇԵՐ

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2020
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    Wax & Gold

    Wax & Gold

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2017
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    The Scientist of Sound

    The Scientist of Sound

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2005
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    Broken Flowers

    Broken Flowers

    6.9 2005 HD

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  • 2011
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    Little Heaven

    Little Heaven

    1 2011 HD

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  • 1999
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    አድዋ

    አድዋ

    6.5 1999 HD

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