Mulatu Astatqé
Musical Artist
1943 –
Who is Mulatu Astatqé?
Mulatu Astatke is an Ethiopian musician and arranger best known as the father of Ethio-jazz.
Born in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston where he combined his jazz and Latin music interests with traditional Ethiopian music. Astatke led his band while playing vibraphone and conga drums—instruments that he introduced into Ethiopian popular music—as well as other percussion instruments, keyboards and organ. His albums focus primarily on instrumental music, and Astatke appears on all three known albums of instrumentals that were released during Ethiopia's Golden ’70s.
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- Born
- 1943
Jimma - Also known as
- Astatqé, Mulatu
- Mulatu Astataque
- Mulatu Astatqe
- Mulatu Astatque
- Mulatu Astatke
- Nationality
- Ethiopia
- Profession
- Education
- Berklee College of Music
- Lindisfarne College
- Trinity College of Music
- Harvard University
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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