The Startling Journey of Mulatu Astatke

Fans of the 2005 Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers will likely recall the intricate, evocative soundtrack that accompanied Bill Murray’s character’s lonely journey. No doubt, it provided many audiences their first taste of “Ethio-jazz,” a genre pioneered by Ethiopian multi-instrumentalist Mulatu Astatke, whose recordings gained greater recognition outside his home in Addis Ababa thanks to...

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