Mulatu Astatke

Jimma, ET

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Ethiopian musician born in Jimma, Ethiopia. Father of Ethio-jazz — a genre blending jazz, funk, Latin, and Ethiopian traditional music. Studied at Berklee. Featured on the Broken Flowers soundtrack. Albums include Mulatu of Ethiopia and Sketches of Ethiopia.

  • Born
    Dec 19, 1943
  • Authority
    Fan contributed
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