Mulatu Astatke "Ethio Jazz" LP

★First limited edition *With obi

If you want to listen to Mulatu, start with this! This is the long-awaited repress of Mulatu's greatest work, the most important album in the history of Ethiopian jazz!

The album released by the master Ethiopian musician and multi-instrumentalist Mulatu Astatke in 1974 after returning from the US through Amha Records in his native Ethiopia is called Ethio-Jazz. It is a masterpiece that continues to shine as a milestone not only in Mulatu's career but also in the history of modern Ethiopian music. This album is a miraculous balance of ethnic nostalgic melodies played by the wind, a polyrhythmic rhythm section that creates a thick swell, a bewitching vibraphone, smoky roses and organ, and the modal jazz sound inherited from the US that envelops the entire work... It is undoubtedly a masterpiece that reigns at the pinnacle of Ethio-Jazz, and an ambitious work that shows Mulatu's talent to obtain a new sound. Every time I listen to it, I get excited by its mysterious coolness. The songs "Yekermo Sew" and "Gubelye," which were used in the film "Broken Flowers" and became a hot topic, are also irresistible!

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