Mulatu Steps Ahead

Astatke, Mulatu
Strut
World | Apr 2010

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2010-04-26
Ethio-Jazz, North African rhythms meet Western Jazz/Latin.
1: 7:56 slow almost ambient noodling/drone with cool muted trumpet
***2: 5:12 fast moving rhythm with lush brass, nice vibraphone minimal male spoken word
3: 5:08 mid tempo, Latin rhythm, dreamy woodwinds
***4: 2:39 slow wall of/noodling woodwind/brass with percussion
*****5: 5:32 mid to faster rhythm, dreamy vibraphone, locked Latin percussion, male vocal wails, sultry sax
***6: 5:56 mid to faster rhythm, interesting pulsing counter rhythm?
7: 7:00 mid tempo, trombone
***8: 5:16 "Boogaloo" enough said.
9: 4:26 slow & dreamy
10: 4:09 drone, wall of/noodling woodwind/brass
D  Farrell 04/2010

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Charting

2010-04-25 — 2010-06-27 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Jun 27 1
Jun 20 4
Jun 13 1
Jun 6 1
May 30 2
May 16 2
May 9 2
May 2 5

Track listing

1. Radcliffe
2. Green Africa
3. The Way To Nice
4. Assosa
5. I Faram Gami I Faram
6. Mulatu's Mood
7. Ethio Blues
8. Boogaloo
9. Motherland