• Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Masenqo
    • Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Cha Cha
    • Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Mulatu
    • Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Esketa Dance
    • Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Chinese New Year
    • Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Anglo Ethio Suite
    • 1. Masenqo
    • 2. Cha Cha
    • 3. Addis Black Widow
    • 4. Mulatu
    • 5. Blue Nile
    • 6. Esketa Dance
    • 7. Chik Chikka
    • 8. Live From Tigre Lounge
    • 9. Chinese New Year
    • 10. Phantoms of the Panther
    • 11. Dewel
    • 12. Fire in the Zoo
    • 13. An Epic Story
    • 14. Anglo Ethio Suite

    Wow! This is brilliant!

    We've been evangelically recommending reissue records and CDs by the great Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astake to our customers for years now so it's an absolute pleasure to be able to recommend this brand new recording!

    Mulatu has teamed up with The Heliocentrics - one of the premier live bands around, who have released records with the Jazzman, Now Again, and Stonesthrow labels! The result is better than anyone could have hoped, perfectly recreating the beauty of Mulatu's classic recordings with a subtly modern twist!

    This is an essential purchase! You need this brilliant album!

    Very highly recommended!

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