Artiste · Éthiopie

Mulatu Astatke

ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ

Ethiopian multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger

Depuis 1943

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Mulatu Astatke (parfois transcrit Astatqé en français ; en amharique : ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ), né en 1943 à Jimma en Éthiopie, est un musicien et arrangeur éthiopien. Percussionniste de formation – il joue notamment du vibraphone et des congas – il est considéré comme l'un des principaux fondateurs de l'éthio-jazz.

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Mulatu Astatke (Amharic: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ, romanized: Mulatu Ästaṭḳe; French transliteration: Astatqé; born 19 December 1943) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger considered the father of "Ethio-jazz".

Born in Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston where he combined his jazz and Latin music interests with traditional Ethiopian music. Mulatu led his band while playing vibraphone and conga drums—instruments that he introduced into Ethiopian popular music—as well as other percussion instruments, keyboards, and organs. His albums focus primarily on instrumental music, and Mulatu appears on all three known albums of instrumentals that were released during the Ethiopian Golden Age of Music in the 1970s.

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