MULATU ASTATKE

Mulatu Astatke, vibraphone, wurlitzer and percussion | James Arben, saxophone, bass clarinet, flute and md | Byron Wallen, trumpet | Danny Keane, cello | piano and keyboard to be determined | John Edwards, double bass | Richard Olatunde Baker, percussion | Benjamin Brown, drums

One of Africa's best jazz players, Mulatu Astatke is the father of Ethio jazz, a blend of jazz, Ethiopian ethnic music and Latin music acclaimed by jazz and world music enthusiasts alike. Mulatu Astatke brings to the Jazz Festival l'Estartit his rhythmic, colourful music with which he weaves a modern groove with timeless melodies and combines Western classical music with Latin and Afro funk rhythms. The result is completely intoxicating.