Mulatu Astatke / The Heliocentrics – Inspiration Information
TRACKS:
A1 Masenqo
A2 Cha Cha
A3 Mulatu
B1 Addis Black Widow
B2 Fire In The Zoo
B3 Dewel
B4 Blue Nile
C1 Esketa Dance
C2 Chik Chikka
C3 Live From Tigre Lounge
C4 Chinese New Year
D1 An Epic Story
D2 Phantom Of The Panther
D3 Anglo Ethio Suite
DESCRIPTION
The third in Strut's Inspiration Information studio collaboration series brings together an intriguing pairing between one of Africa's great bandleaders, Mulatu Astatke, with the next level musicianship of The Heliocentrics collective from the mighty roster of Stones Throw / Now Again. --- Known primarily through the successful 'Ethiopiques' album series and the film soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch's 'Broken Flowers', Mulatu Astatke is one of Ethiopia's foremost musical ambassadors. His selfstyled Ethio-jazz sound flourished during the 'Swinging Addis' era of the late '60s as he successfully fused Western jazz and funk with traditional Ethiopian folk melodies. --- The Heliocentrics have become known as one of the UK's foremost free-thinking collectives of musicians, inspired by a wide palette covering Sun Ra, James Brown, David Axelrod and all manner of psych, Afro and Eastern sounds. The collective have featured on records by Madlib and DJ Shadow. Now a fixture within the Stones Throw / Now Again roster, they forged their own genre-breaking directions in the astral analogue groove on their 2007 debut album, 'Out There'. Tip!
