Astatke, Mulatu / Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975, The
Album: Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975, The   Collection:World
Artist:Astatke, Mulatu   Added:Dec 2009
Label:Strut-Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-02-28 Pull Date: 2010-05-02 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: May 2 Apr 25 Apr 18 Apr 11 Apr 4 Mar 28 Mar 14 Mar 7
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 13, 2024: Oh Messy Life
Yakatit
4. Feb 16, 2012: Nathin' To Do
Kasalefkut Hulu
2. May 01, 2018: deep storage
Yegelle Tezeta
5. May 31, 2011: broken flowers
Netsanet
3. Feb 07, 2017: The BetelNut Sessions #2
Tezeta
6. Apr 19, 2011: broken flowers
Netsanet

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2010-03-01
Mulatu Astatke (vibraphone, keyboard, composer & bandleader)
Ethio-Jazz, North African rhythms meet Big Band Jazz/Latin. Most Americans heard him on the soundtrack for the film "Broken Flowers" with Bill Murray
*****1: 4:13 beautiful North African melody GREAT e guitar, fantastic horns. Abrupt ending. This track has it all
***2: 2:18 Latin Salsa meets Ethio Jazz, Great percussion
***3: 3:28 wailing sax, mid fast, cool melody
*****4: 5:04 cool funk e guitar, wailing sax, vibraphone, reeds
5: 3:04 slow to mid, male vocal
6: 3:14 kind of a funky groove, B3? locked groove.
****7: 2:52 Latin Mambo meets Ethio Jazz, hear Willie Bobo, Butterfield Blues Band.
8: 3:48 Latin Jazz hear Cal Tjader, burning piano, percussion
9: 3:07 mid tempo, male vocal/wail, locked rhythm, congas
***10: 4:07 cool melody with e guitar and B3
***11: 3:53 mid fast, brass- vibraphone groove, cool percussion
12: 3:34 fast, trance dance, cool perc., call & response male vocal
13: 5:31 mid fast brass, funk e guitar, male vocal/wail
14: 3:06 fast, vibraphone & latin groove
***15: 4:13 mid-fast, almost free sax, then keyboard sax groove
***16: 5:33 mid fast, nice vibraphone funk e guitar groove
****17: 2:41 fast, beautiful North African melody, sax & e guitar groove
18: 1:50 mid tempo vibraphone, nice & mellow
***19: 4:58 slow to mid cool mellow chill sound with flute & keyboard
****20: 6:14 mid tempo, sweet melody, beautiful sax 6 sec fade D Farrell 02/2010

Track Listing
1. Yekermo Sew   11. Yakatit
2. I Faram Gami I Faram   12. Ebo Lala
3. Emnete   13. Wubit
4. Mulatu   14. Shagu
5. Fikriratchin   15. Dewel
6. Yegelle Tezeta   16. Netsanet
7. Asiyo Belema   17. Kasalefkut Hulu
8. Girl From Addis Ababa   18. Mascaram Setaba
9. Lantchi Biye   19. Ene Alantchie Alantchie Alnorem
10. Yekitir Tezeta   20. Tezeta