Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Plays MulatuMulatu Plays Mulatu marks Mulatu Astatkes first major studio album in over a decade, reinventing his classic compositions in his pioneered Ethio jazz style. Blending Western jazz with traditional Ethiopian instruments (krar, masenqo, washint, kebero, begena), reflecting Mulatus long term vision for Ethio jazz. Recorded in London and Addis Ababa, the album features Mulatus UK ensemble, Addis based cultural musicians, and contemporary artists Carlos Nio

The album title comes from the "Weight of Water" lyric: "Make a river through the sand

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The John Peel Sessions brings together all three of their recordings for John Peel

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a more free-flowing approach to percussion and deft experiments in hybridity

created amongst friends with no deadlines between Piggery Studio and the duo’s garden cabin in North East Fife

through a filter of their own projections

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echoes of the colliery bands of old

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