Tezeta

Mulatu Astatke · 1972 · Compilé sur Éthiopiques 4, solo de ténor de Tesfa-Maryam Kidane

Context

Last track on Newport 1958 (4 min 20 s), the longest on the album. Jackson sings this hymn before the jazz festival audience.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Ethio-jazz. Among the origins and influences of Ethio-jazz: Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban, Modal.

By the same artist

• Yèkèrmo Sèw (1972)
• Netsanet (1972)
• Yègellé Tezeta (1974)
• Yekatit (1974)
• Gubelye (1974)
• Motherland Abay (2013)

Sources

• allaboutjazz.com
• EN: Mulatu Astatke

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