If jazz is a dead language, “Inspiration Information 3” (Strut) is speaking in tongues. This music is a revelation, sensual and brainy, rhythmically daring and melodically lush. The signifiers of jazz ...

Following his acclaimed Inspiration Information collaboration with The Heliocentrics, the Father of Ethio jazz Mulatu Astatke presents his brand new studio album, Mulatu Steps Ahead, this Spring. The ...

Mulatu Astatke (born 1943) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger best known as the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in the westernEthiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu trained in London, New York City, and Boston ...

Mulatu Astake is also known as the father of Ethio-jazz. A virtuoso musician and notably known for his contribution on the vibraphone to music he has created a sound mixing African music with the ...

Global Village celebrates the birthday of acclaimed contemporary fado singer Mariza; showcases music from Tunisian oud player ...

Jazztopad, the internationally renowned Polish jazz festival held in Wroclaw, returns for its 11th edition from 13 – 23 November 2014. This year promises to be a tremendously exciting festival, with ...

No offense to Nas and Damian Marley, but the recent excitement over “As We Enter,” a leaked track from their upcoming collaborative album Distant Relatives, focused mainly on a relatively minor ...

When [Mulatu Astatke] returned home in 1969 it was with the idea of creating a more ambitious musical fusion. In Addis Ababa he discovered an upsurge of activity in the world of the arts and ...

Hailed as one of the most influential jazz musician to emerge from the African continent, Ethiopian keyboard player and percussionist Mulatu Astatke returns to the UC Theatre in Berkeley, playing two ...

Returning to the studio for the first time in two decades with the March 29 release “Mulatu Steps Ahead,” Ethiopia’s jazz king Mulatu Astatke comes back with a new style that feels wilder and more ...

I know, I know. The response to this question is always "does it matter?" And the answer is usually "no." This album is OK, but nothing more than that. It is a mixture of stuff, often characterless, ...

following his acclaimed collaboration on strut with the heliocentrics, the father of ethio jazz presents his brand new studio album, 'mulatu steps ahead' for 2010. the album explores new directions in ...