Mulatu Astatke - Are all his records genius?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GUun0KnZic

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-browse.php?search=%2BMulatu+%2BAstatke&cat=0&incldead=1&searchscope=

hopefully that works if you have a dime account there's 4 seeded torrents that are specifically him, 1 dead but still on the tracker and a couple of related ones

Thanks for the replies - I'll definitely be checking out more by him. I can't believe how fresh this compilation sounds.

Anyone else hear vague echoes in the Beastie's/Money Mark output (can't think there are any direct samples)?

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/11/22/on-sketches-of-ethiopia-mulatu-astatke-draws-a-map-larger-than-his-homeland

Ah, I see he has a new one out

Anyone seen Astatke live? He's playing Montreal in May, but I only know his older stuff

saw him many years ago; he was solid then

thanks man, I also looked up some youtube clips and they were great. Ethiopiques 4 is an all-time classic record for me, so I'm not sure why I even hesitated

The show last night was fantastic! I've always been hesitant to see legacy acts, but this made me rethink that--so powerful to hear these songs I've been listening to for about 15 years played with spontaneity and tons of energy (his touring band, none of whose names I caught, are all great).