Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Plays Mulatu

Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Plays MulatuBlack Vinyl Strut presents Mulatu Plays Mulatu, the first major studio album in over 10 years from the father of Ethio jazz, Mulatu Astatke. Featuring masterful new arrangements of some of his classic compositions, Mulatu Plays Mulatu finds Mulatu revisiting the sounds that helped to change the face of Ethiopian music during the late 60s and early 70s. The album was recorded between London and Addis Ababa, working with his long standing UK band, a

Mastered from the original master tapes from ABKCO’s Cameo Parkway archive

rare groove

We present tracks from artists such as Azwon

from Letterman to NPR’s Tiny Desk and lit up festivals from Coachella to Glastonbury

Limited Edition Colour Vinyl

printed inners

as well as the musical friendships she’s made along the way

housed in a reflective inner sleeve

Flute is foregrounded throughout

resulting in his 2021 debut Ultramarine

The music channels influences from hip hop’s golden age

their expression liberated by making music in and for the moment itself