Mulatu Astatke

Summary

Mulatu Astatke is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Jimma^[2]. He was born on December 19, 1943^[3]. He worked as a radio personality^[4], composer^[5], singer^[6], and music arranger^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month, #7,020 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Mulatu Astatke was born in Jimma^[2].
• Mulatu Astatke was born on December 19, 1943^[3].
• Mulatu Astatke held citizenship in Ethiopia^[9].
• Mulatu Astatke's professions included radio personality^[4].
• Mulatu Astatke worked as a composer^[5].
• Mulatu Astatke worked as a singer^[6].
• Mulatu Astatke worked as a music arranger^[7].
• Mulatu Astatke was employed by Radcliffe College^[10].
• Mulatu Astatke's education included a stint at Berklee College of Music^[11].
• Mulatu Astatke's education included a stint at Lindisfarne College^[12].
• Mulatu Astatke received the Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences^[13].
• Mulatu Astatke is recorded as male^[14].
• Mulatu Astatke's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Mulatu Astatke's genre is Ethio-jazz^[16].
• Mulatu Astatke's genre is music of Africa^[17].
• Mulatu Astatke's record label is recorded as Amha Records^[18].
• Mulatu Astatke's record label is recorded as Buda Musique^[19].
• Mulatu Astatke's record label is recorded as Philips Records^[20].
• Mulatu Astatke's Commons category is recorded as Mulatu Astatke^[21].
• Mulatu Astatke's instrument is recorded as vibraphone^[22].
• Mulatu Astatke's instrument is recorded as Wurlitzer Electric Piano^[23].
• Mulatu Astatke's instrument is recorded as percussion instrument^[24].
• Mulatu Astatke's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography^[25].
• Mulatu Astatke's start of work period is recorded as 1963^[26].
• Mulatu Astatke's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8290'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: ET^[29]

• Began / founded: 1943-12-19^[30]

• Genre(s): afro-jazz, ethio-jazz, jazz, latin jazz^[31]

• Community tags: afro-jazz, ethio-jazz, ethno jazz, jazz, latin jazz^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 67f0c7ca-14e8-47a3-be0e-bd2f2ffe25bb^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Jimma^[2], Mulatu Astatke… he was born on December 19, 1943^[3].

Education

Educated at Berklee College of Music^[11], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1945^[36], headquartered in Boston^[37] and Lindisfarne College^[12], a private school^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1891^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include radio personality^[4], composer^[5], singer^[6], and music arranger^[7]. Among Mulatu Astatke's employers was Radcliffe College^[10].

Recognition

Mulatu Astatke received the Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences^[13].

Why It Matters

Mulatu Astatke ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (676 views/month, #7,020 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]

He has been cited as an influence by Nicolas Jaar^[42], a musician^[43], b. 1990^[44], of United States^[45].

FAQs

Where was Mulatu Astatke born?

Mulatu Astatke was born in Jimma^[2].

What did Mulatu Astatke do for work?

Mulatu Astatke worked as radio personality^[4], composer^[5], singer^[6], and music arranger^[7].

Where did Mulatu Astatke go to school?

Mulatu Astatke was educated at Berklee College of Music^[11] and Lindisfarne College^[12].

What awards did Mulatu Astatke receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences^[13].

Who did Mulatu Astatke influence?

Mulatu Astatke has been cited as an influence by Nicolas Jaar^[42].