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Mulatu Astatke · 1972 (year to be confirmed)

Context

Track by Mulatu Astatke, a founding figure of Ethio-jazz, with Amha Eshete credited as producer. It appears on the compilation Éthiopiques 4 (1969-1974) and gained an international audience through the soundtrack of Broken Flowers (2005). Discogs indicates that the theme reworks Horace Silver's Song for My Father (1964).

In the genealogy of jazz

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

By the same artist

• Netsanet (1972)
• Yègellé Tezeta (1974)

Sources

• EN: Mulatu Astatke
• discogs.com
• musicbrainz.org

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