Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience – To Know Without Knowing (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 58:38 minutes | 652 MB | Genre: Jazz, World
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Agogo Records
The pentatonic kignit modes that make up most Ethiopian music are sonically unique to that country, but thanks to Mulatu Astatke, the father of the genre, Ethio-jazz was a hybrid from the jump. Studying at Berklee College of Music in the 1960’s, Astatke was drawn to the shimmering tones of the vibraphone from modern jazz and the kinetic conga drums of Latin music. So when he recorded his groundbreaking 1966 debut, Afro-Latin Soul, Astatke drew on these sounds and fused them with his own musical heritage to create something wholly unique. Ethio-jazz has remained flexible and open-ended ever since.
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