MULATU ASTATKE article- Ethiopian jazz master

[Jason Gross]

Greetings,

In the latest issue of Perfect Sound Forever <http://
www.perfectsoundforever.com>, you'll find (among other things):

MULATU ASTATKE
Ethiopian jazz master
"He called the integration of the pentatonic-scale-based melodies of
Ethiopia with the 12 tones, on which Western music is based, 'Ethio-
Jazz'. The result, to Western ears, has an eerie, exotic, almost
trance-like feel to it, coupled with more familiar jazz, Latin, and
soul rhythms and harmonies. Lithe and devoutly sensual, its dreamy
melodies are chanted by un-tethered horns and echoed by rippling
electric piano."

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See you online,
Jason