I Can’t Go To Sleep: Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu Steps Ahead | January 5, 2011 |
With Strut’s tireless recent focus on Mulatu Astatke’s rich musical past, it was almost a relief earlier this year when the label unleashed a record of new material from the Ethio-jazz master. To be honest, the guy’s written music enough for two lifetimes – it would be easy for him to coast – but as […]
Quantic – Mulatu Astatke Timeless Mix | May 3, 2010 |
Thanks to a savage flu that left me near collapse at a 7-11 in Monterrey Park (glamorous), I missed Mulatu’s Timeless Performance from last year. Thankfully, Quantic has released his live DJ set from the evening, a mix consisting of all original vinyl excavated from the record bins of Addis Ababa. Empyrean horn sections, organ […]
Mulatu Astatke: He’s So Hot Right Now | October 8, 2009 |
Poor “Jacobim” Mulatu Astatke–the man rivals Haile Sellassie for popularity in his native Ethiopia, and domestically, he’s still mistakenly conflated for the designer from Zoolander whose fashion aesthetic resembled a gay Colonel Sanders. I imagine I am the only one who thinks this. Regardless, it’s been a good year for the father of Ethio-Jazz, with […]