Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu of Ethiopia (1972, vinyl rip)

Mulatu Astatke (surname also spelled Astatqé) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger. He is known as the father of Ethio-jazz.

Born in 1943 in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston, where he was the first African student at Berklee College of Music. He would later combine his jazz and Latin music influences with traditional Ethiopian music.

"Mulatu of Ethiopia" was released in 1972 on Worthy Records. Mulatu Astatke does some pretty amazing work on this album with it's unique "Roy Ayers meets Sun Ra with a hot dose of African funk" sound.

Tracklist:

A1 Mulatu 5:00
A2 Mascaram Setaba 2:40
A3 Dewel 4:00
B1 Kulunmanqueleshi 2:05
B2 Kasalefkut-Hulu 2:25
B3 Munaye 3:15
B4 Chifara 7:00

Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu of Ethiopia (1972, vinyl rip)
(192 kbps, cover art included)