Home » Jazz Articles » Mulatu Astatke

Jazz Articles about Mulatu Astatke

Live Review

Mulatu Astatke al JazzMi di Milano

Read "Mulatu Astatke al JazzMi di Milano" reviewed by Luca Muchetti


Mulatu Astatke JazzMi Alcatraz Milano 5.11.2017 Primo africano a frequentare la Berklee e a suonare con Duke Ellington, la leggenda dell'etno-jazz etiope Mulatu Astatke era uno dei nomi più attesi del festival JazzMi. La rassegna che da oltre una settimana (e fino al 12 novembre) sta portando alcuni degli artisti più interessanti del jazz planetario su piccoli e grandi palchi di Milano ha puntato su un locale fra i più noti al grande ...

8
Album Review

Mulatu Astatke: Sketches of Ethiopia

Read "Sketches of Ethiopia" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Vibraphonist/composer Mulatu Astatke is the creator of Ethio-jazz and reputedly the first African musician to study at Berklee. Prior to that he had studied music in Wales and London. Whilst in America in the 1960s and early 1970s Astatke absorbed diverse influences and a dense rhythmic mosaic is a key component of this pulsating recording. Afro-Latin, jazz and funk vibes meet traditional Ethiopian roots music, with Astatke leading a stellar band of musicians from Ethiopia, London and Paris.

6
Album Review

Mulatu Astatke: Sketches of Ethiopia

Read "Sketches of Ethiopia" reviewed by Chris May


Sketches of Ethiopia is, extraordinarily, the first album Mulatu Astatke, the godfather of Ethio-jazz, has recorded with his own band for an international label of influence. It has been a long time coming and it is a corker.Astatke, on vibraphone and keyboards, is accompanied by his regular touring band, Step Ahead, which has at its core A-list British jazz musicians--among them, trumpeter Byron Wallen, drummer Tom Skinner, bassist John Edwards and reed player James Arden. Step Ahead's 12-piece ...

397
Film Review

Mulatu Astatke: February 1, 2009

Read "Mulatu Astatke: February 1, 2009" reviewed by Chris May


Mulatu AstatkeFebruary 1, 2009Mochilla2010 For the first 40 years of his professional life, composer and vibraphonist Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethio-jazz, remained practically unknown outside his own country. That changed in 2005, when his atmosphere-laden recordings were featured extensively on the soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch-directed movie Broken Flowers. Since then, Astatke (sometimes spelt Astatqe), born in 1943, has become a celebrity in jazz and world music circles, and has even ...

Album Review

Mulatu Astatke: Mulatu Steps Ahead

Read "Mulatu Steps Ahead" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


L'iter di Mulatu Astatke nel reame della coolness musicale dei nostri giorni prosegue senza sbavature: dalla riscoperta tramite la serie Ethiopiques alla celebrità radical-chic ottenuta con la colonna sonora del film di Jim Jarmush, passando per gli eccellenti dischi con la Either/Orhcestra (Live in Addis e con gli Heliocentrics (Inspiration Information 3, il musicista etiope si trova nella scomoda posizione di dover dribblare i rischi di una “buenavistizzazione" del suo personaggio senza tradire le proprie radici. Ci riesce con eleganza ...


Engage

Contest Giveaways
Enter our latest contest giveaway sponsored by Calligram Records
Polls & Surveys
Vote for your favorite musicians and participate in our brief surveys.
Publisher's Desk
How To Follow Staff Writers
Read on...

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.