Posts Tagged ‘Mulatu’

Ethiopia’s Mulatu Astatke honored at Boston Berklee college of music

May 13 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopian, music, News, People, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

BOSTON — The largest independent college of contemporary music in the world has honored influential Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke, an alumnus. The city’s Berklee College of Music also has awarded honorary degrees to the Eagles and Grammy Award-winning country singer Alison Krauss at a ceremony in Boston. The artists were honored during the school’s commencement ceremony Saturday. Students paid tribute to the artists... Read more

Meeting the godfather of Ethiopian jazz : Mulatu Astatke

June 15 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Ethiopian, music, News, People, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Mulatu Astatke, the godfather of Ethiopian jazz music, is often flying around the world performing sell-out shows so I was lucky to find him at his home in Addis Ababa surrounded by art, conjuring up magic on his vibraphone – which looks like a giant xylophone. He described the recipe for Ethio-jazz which he first cooked up... Read more

Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethiopian jazz (Interview)

October 22 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, World Tags: , , ,

ONSTAGE 68-year-old Mulatu Astatke is as subtle and understated as the Ethiopian jazz he created. The music, a hybrid of traditional Ethiopian music and jazz, is subdued, somewhat melancholy, and at times psychedelic. Mr Astatke, the originator and composer of songs in this canon, plays his principal instrument, the vibraphone, with a light touch. Between songs, there is no small... Read more

Inside Ethiopia’s fusion jazz scene and Mulatu Astatke

June 29 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, music, News, Uncategorized, Video Tags: , , , , , ,

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Everything is done differently in Ethiopia. Splodges of spicy stews on a vast damp pancake is food that takes some getting used to, the national calendar ignores centuries of papal tinkering meaning this millennium is only two years old and with the hours of the day starting at dawn, not midnight, it is easy to get confused... Read more

Ethiopian jazz veteran Mulatu Astatke inspires new generation of Ethio-jazz bands

April 24 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, music, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Mulatu Astatke created the brand new sound of Ethio-jazz in the late 60s and he’s still innovating today, working with young funk-groove bands, modernising traditional instruments, ensuring Ethio-jazz lives on. It’s not surprising he’s been called the James Brown of east Africa. Now in his mid 60s, Astatke has clearly lost none of his flair and... Read more