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Studio 360 2008.04.11 – From Addis Ababa to Boston with Mulatu Astatke
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:08:20
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Synopsis
In this piece, we meet Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethiopian jazz. A pioneering ‘global citizen,’ Astatke became in 1959 the first African to ever attend the famous Berkelee College of Music in Boston. He played with Duke Ellington in the 70s and has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in the US since Jim Jarmusch [...]
