mulatu astatke – yegele tezeta / yekatit – 7" vinyl

Featuring a double A-side from Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astatke.

A pioneer of Ethio-jazz, Mulatu blends jazz, Latin, and traditional Ethiopian music. Yegele Tezeta, a groovy, organ-led track featured in Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers, was sampled by Nas & Damian Marley in As We Enter. Originally released in 1974, it remains a rare gem.

Yekatit, from the iconic Ethio Jazz album, is another classic with its unmistakable Ethiopian horn line—a true collector's piece.

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