Mulukèn Mellèssè – Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band (Heavenly Sweetness, 2025) This is a long-awaited reissue of Mulukèn Mellèssè with The Dahlak Band, one…
Sweet Addis Goodbye: A Lost Ethiopian Classic Returns
Tag: Ethiopian music
A Piece of Infinity, Meklit’s Smithsonian Folkways Debut
Meklit – A Piece of Infinity (Smithsonian Folkways, 2025) Meklit will release A Piece of Infinity, her first album for Smithsonian Folkways, on September 26.…
Mulatu Plays Mulatu’s Ethio-jazz Brings Us Together
Mulatu Astatke — Mulatu Plays Mulatu (Strut Records, 2025) Mulatu Plays Mulatu is Mulatu Astatke’s first major studio album in more than a decade. Furthermore,…
Meklit’s “Tizita” In Bloom
(headline image: Meklit Hadero – photo by Alexa Treviño) Ethiopian artist Meklit has released an original video for “Tizita,” featuring Brandee Younger on harp and…
Mulatu Astatke, the Father of Ethio-jazz
Mulatu Astatke (b. 19 December 1943) is an Ethiopian musician, composer, and arranger widely regarded as the originator of Ethio-jazz, a genre that fuses Ethiopian…
Stimulating Golden Age Ethiopian Sounds by Esy Tadesse
Born in Addis Ababa and currently a resident of Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist Esy Tadesse nails the golden age Ethiopian sound on “Buna,” a track brimming…
Qwanqwa Announce 2024 North American Tour Dates
(Headline image: Qwanqwa – Photo Credit James Barry Knox.) Renowned Ethiopian ensemble Qwanqwa is set to embark on their North American tour this spring, following…
Meklit Launches “Antidote”
Ethio-Jazz vocalist, songwriter, and cultural activist Meklit introduces her latest single “Antidote.” This track, a vibrant celebration of emotional insight and self-awareness, is enriched with…
Meklit Presents “Ethio Blue”
Ethio-Jazz vocalist, songwriter, and cultural activist, Meklit, has unveiled “Ethio Blue,” the title track from her forthcoming EP Ethio Blue, set to release on March…
Atse Tewodros Project, Ethio-Italian Grooves
Atse Tewodros Project – Maqeda (Atse Tewodros Project, 2022) Atse Tewodros Project is a collective comprising Italian and Ethiopian traditional musicians, created by the Ethio-Italian…