Yègellé Tezeta
Context
Released in 1974 on the compilation Ethiopian Modern Instrumentals Hits (Amha label), of whose ten tracks Mulatu Astatke composed and arranged six, the piece also exists as an Amha 45 rpm single. It appears in the soundtrack of Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers and was sampled by Nas and Damian Marley ("As We Enter," 2010).
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Ethio-jazz. Among the origins and influences of Ethio-jazz: Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban, Modal.