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Mulatu Astatke and the Swinging Addis Scene of the 60s Pop Up in Many Unlikely Places Lately

By Tim Perlich
NOW Magazine | July 28, 2008
The seductive slink that characterizes the captivating music of Mulatu--who is to Ethiogroove what Fela Kuti is to Afrobeat--is a combustible concoction of traditional Ethiopian modes and rhythms mixed in with some nasty Nuyorican boogaloo and busted out with the boisterous bash of a Question Mark and the Mysterians frat rocker.
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Tags: Ethiopia, Mulatu Astatke, Either/Orchestra, Ethiogroove

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