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Mulatu Astatke and his Ethiopian Quintet - Afro-Latin Soul Vol. 1 - LP

Mulatu Astatke and his Ethiopian Quintet - Afro-Latin Soul Vol. 1 - LP

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Strut continue their essential work with the “Godfather Of Ethio Jazz”, Mulatu Astatke, with the first official reissues of his early classics ‘Afro Latin Soul’ Volumes 1 and 2 from 1966, recorded as The Ethiopian Quintet.

Arriving after Astatke’s life-changing years studying at Berklee College in Boston, the albums were the first experiments in his pioneering sound, fusing Ethiopian cultural music with Afro Latin and jazz forms. “I have always felt a deep connection between Latin and African music,” he explains. “I travelled to Cuba and listened to thei …

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