Mulatu Astatke: the man who created ‘Ethio jazz’

The Guardian Ethiopian tuning, Latin rhythms, the wah-wah pedal – ahead of a festival of African culture, Richard Williams hails a composer who likes to mix it up. Mulatu Astatke on stage at the Big Chill festival, Herefordshire, in 2011. Photograph: Andy Sheppard/Redferns  Everybody knows that Ethiopian jazz is the only kind worth listening to

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