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The album cover for Mulatu Plays Mulatu by Mulatu Astatke features a sepia-toned portrait of the artist in the center, framed by Ethiopian script and surrounded by intricate black-and-white illustrations of traditional instruments, cultural symbols, and historical imagery.
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Mulatu Plays Mulatu’s Ethio-jazz Brings Us Together

Angel Romero August 30, 2025 No Comments Ethio-jazzEthiopian JazzEthiopian musicMulatu Astatkevibraphoneworld fusionworld music

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,…

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Artist Profiles: Brittany Anjou

Angel Romero July 10, 2022 No Comments Brittany AnjouJazzpianoUnited States of Americavibraphoneworld fusionxylophone

Composer, improviser, pianist, vibraphonist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brittany Anjou was born on May 15, 1984, in Minot, North Dakota, USA. Anjou has recorded and led…

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Vibraphonist Bobby Vince Paunetto Dies at 66

Les Moncada August 12, 2010 1 Comment Bobby PaunettoLatin jazzsalsavibraphone

Latin Jazz vibraphonist Bobby Vince Paunetto passed away in Bronx, New York on August 10th, 2010,  at the age of 66 from complications of multiple…

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