Ethiopian percussionist Mulatu Astatke — widely recognized as the father of Ethio-Jazz — wants the sub-genre he helped kickstart nearly 60 years ago to have a more prominent role on the world stage.

Admas draws from and rearranges “golden era” Ethiopian music with then-fairly-new synthesizer and drum-machine rhythms. Steve Kiviat Admas. From left, clockwise: Abegasu Shiota, Henock Temesgen, ...

Ethiopian jazz master Mulatu Astatke took a break from his extensive 2018 European concert tour to play at the 19th Cape Town International Jazz Festival. This should come as no surprise given that he ...

On A Piece of Infinity, Meklit delivers a set of catchy songs that blur the lines between Ethio jazz, pop, soul, funk, world beat, folk, gospel, and even rock. Some years ago, a friend invited me to a ...

Looking back at the path that took her from Santa Cruz to Boston to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, violinist Kaethe Hostetter sees opportunities seized and creative gambits that hit pay dirt.

Cutting through the chatter of passersby on 18th Street deciding where to eat or waiting in line at Songbyrd, the sound of a saxophone floats from Bossa Bistro + Lounge. It is the first Thursday of ...