Mulatu Astatke – New York - Addis - London (The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965–1975) ron carter Two of Shaw’s defining songs

Two of Shaw’s defining songs are here—“Woman of the Ghetto” and “California Soul

and the small apocalypses of daily life

Recorded between 2022 and 2024 in Riga

Alternate album art by Andy McAlpine

dancefloor reveries

Mulatu Astatke – New York - Addis - London (The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965–1975) ron carter Two of Shaw’s defining songsThe essential blueprint of Ethio jazz haunting, hypnotic, and decades ahead of its time. Vibraphonist, composer, and true pioneer Mulatu Astatke singlehandedly created Ethio jazz, blending traditional Ethiopian modes with the textures of Western jazz, Latin rhythms, and Afro funk. This double LP retrospective from Strut Records charts his groundbreaking journey from early recordings in 1965 London to his landmark New York fusions and back to