Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu of Ethiopia

1 Mulatu
2 Mascaram Setaba
3 Dewel
4 Kulunmanqueleshi
5 Kasalefkut-Hulu
6 Munaye
7 Chifara

Mulatu Astatke (born 1943; surname also spelled Astatqé; Amharic: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger. He is known as the father of Ethio-jazz. Born in the western Ethiopian city of Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston, where he was the first African student at Berklee College of Music. Later he combined his jazz and Latin music influences with traditional Ethiopian music.