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Mulatu Astatke

Started by mersenne · 8 months ago

Legendary Ethiopian composer and musician Mulatu Astatke has been one of the most influential musicians from Africa apart from the obvious Fela Kuti. His music is a lo-fi and more cinematique version of the Western African music, combining Caribbean funk with the African tradition.

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  • Dylan

    3 years ago

    Thanks. I heard an Astatke track a couple weeks ago and it really stuck with me. The "combination of Ethiopian five scale music with jazz and fusion" sounds cool. I'm going to have to figure out what that means. :)
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  • mersenne_twister

    3 years ago

    It should have read "combination of Ethiopian five-tone scale music with jazz and fusion", and that means the pentatonic scale..
    :)
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  • mister z

    3 years ago

    Fantastic stuff isn't it. there's also a killer piece of wax doing the rounds called Mulatu by the Nephews of Fela. You can hear it (track 3) on a recent podcast of mine over at textureDJs.
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  • Debebe Gebreyes

    2 years ago

    I am very happy to find things that help to know Mulatu Astatke.He is one of the most admirable musicins we are lucky to have in this world. Words are not enough to express my heart-felt appreciation for what HE has been doing with regard to Ethio-jaz music.
    I can't help being captivated by every effort that HE makes.
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