Mulatu Of Ethiopia Ethio-Jazz Shabaka Hutchings

Shabaka Hutchings

It's an eagerly anticipated return

It was in the Sixties when Etta James truly found her musical direction and made a lasting mark as a soulful pop and blues diva

classical and folk influences with Arooj Aftab’s ethereal vocals

Rashaan Carter and Allan Mednard on backline duties

Mulatu Of Ethiopia Ethio-Jazz Shabaka HutchingsStrut present the first official reissue of a landmark album in the field of African music, Mulatu Astatkes Mulatu Of Ethiopia from 1972. Recorded in New York, the album arrived at a time when Astatke had begun to master the delicate fusion of styles needed to create Ethio jazz. I left the UK for America and studied at Berklee College in Boston. I learnt the technical aspects of jazz and gained a beautiful understanding of many different types of