When Ethiopia celebrated its millennium in 2008, one of the guests was an artist who was returning home after sixteen years, and his fans flocked to the airport to greet him. This passionate welcome ...

Mulatu Astatke, 79, pioneer of Ethiopian jazz – the fusion of local music and western jazz is looking to integrate Ethiopian and Turkish music to regale audiences and inspire musicians. Speaking to ...

You may have heard Mulatu Astatke’s music in the Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers, or on various mixtapes and playlists — it’s this hypnotic, pulsing sound that’s hard to forget. The godfather of ...

You’d expect a conversation with Mulatu Astatke to be about music. He is, after all, the father of a musical genre: Ethio-jazz. But when he talks about the art form, he tends to focus on its ...

Mulatu Astatke, the godfather of Ethiopian jazz music, is often flying around the world performing sell-out shows so I was lucky to find him at his home in Addis Ababa surrounded by art, conjuring up ...

Ethiopian authorities accuse South African duo Mapara A Jazz of lying about being kidnapped for publicity, providing audio ...

We would like to clarify that these claims are completely false,' said event organiser Krinfund in a statement.

Ethiopia enjoys a rich tradition of enticing music, filled with asymmetric rhythms set to a haunting, five-note scale and sly double-entendre lyrics in the Amharic language. It's a shame that, for ...

Mulatu Astatke, the godfather of Ethiopian jazz music, is often flying around the world performing sell-out shows so I was lucky to find him at his home in Addis Ababa surrounded by art, conjuring up ...