Mulatu Astatke: Infinitely Better than Jacobim Mugatu
What gives Los Angeles music geeks? Mulatu Astatke comes to town to perform a set backed by Cut Chemist and a 15-piece orchestra, and not one of you can post a decent review to further compound my misery. Don’t act like I’m not looking at you O-Dub and Roberts. Still bubonic and bleary on this Tuesday A.M., but hopefully clawing back towards some semblance of stability. Tomorrow, something, I promise. In the meantime, allow me to offer up some Mulatu, the legendary Ethiopian jazzman, whom my head remains too hazy to write about adequately. The tunes speak for themselves–far better than Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and as the above photo indicates, the man is far too stylish to rock a piano key necktie.
Edit: Classic Drug References Comes Through With a Review
Download:
MP3: Mulatu Astatke-”Yekermo Sew”
MP3: Mulatu Astatke-”Yegelle Tezeta”
MP3:Mulatu Astatke-”Wello” (Left-Click)
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February 3rd, 2009 at 7:48 am
Damn, that show sounds incredible. I wish they were taking it on the road, or at least bringing it to Chicago.
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:08 am
I can’t believe I missed this. I am sooo bad at keeping up with musical happenings, but damn. I really, really wish I could have seen that.
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
It’s actually the first in a series of four. The last show with David Axelrod should be particularly outstanding, so not all is lost.
http://music.vtechphones.com/2009/01/timeless/
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:54 am
so jealous this happened in LA
if you guys are interested, i have a good quality recording of his show with the Heliocentrics in London from last year
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
That’d be great, I’d love to hear it. Thanks.
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Here you go, Mulatu live w. Heliocentrics at the Red Bull academy, april of last year I believe. Pieced together with love and reefer from a podcast and some individual recordings. Sorry for the lack of track names, i got lazy.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BQ4GZVIW