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BeatGrove lists 68 artists under ethio-jazz (Ethiopia) in the Jazz family.

Two ways into Ethiopian jazz

Begin with Mulatu Astatke’s international studio work and Hailu Mergia’s Addis Ababa band recordings. Both offer routes into Ethiopian jazz, but following their individual ensembles reveals different working settings and arrangements.

For Astatke, Ethiopian modes, Latin rhythms and jazz meet in a musical language developed across borders. Mergia’s later live trio shows how an artist from the Addis scene continued to recast repertoire in performance.

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Theodros Mitiku0028OSuggest a change
Dexter Story003XXSuggest a change
Shogun Orchestra00CRISuggest a change
Tamrat Molla00DDLSuggest a change
Arat Kilo00KKASuggest a change
Hoodna Orchestra00OOXSuggest a change
Muluqèn Mèllèssè012KJSuggest a change
Hailu Mergia015MFSuggest a change
Woima Collective016C3Suggest a change
Feqadu Amde-mesqel01C39Suggest a change
Ethio Stars01DVPSuggest a change
Wallias Band01KEASuggest a change
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru01M00Suggest a change
Ali Mohammed Birra01N7BSuggest a change
Tezeta Band01OYASuggest a change
Alemayehu Eshete01QDDSuggest a change
Dahlak Band01QXLSuggest a change
Mahmoud Ahmed01WHESuggest a change
Imperial Tiger Orchestra020YPSuggest a change
Tadele Beqele02RYLSuggest a change
Girum Gizaw02W1XSuggest a change
Girma Wolde Michael031ZTSuggest a change
Debo Band036SBSuggest a change
The Sorcerers03IFBSuggest a change
Feedel Band03J1TSuggest a change
Akalé Wubé03MFBSuggest a change
Seyoum Gèbrèyès03MYQSuggest a change
Multatu Astatqé03Q8NSuggest a change
Tukul Band0427TSuggest a change
Abbèbè Tèssèmma044W9Suggest a change
Getatchew Mekurya047GOSuggest a change
The Roha Band049STSuggest a change
Girma Bèyènè04DZVSuggest a change
Hirut Bèqèlè04RFNSuggest a change
Tlahoun Gessesse0550OSuggest a change
Addis Acoustic Project05A04Suggest a change
Bahta Gebre-Heywet05G1ESuggest a change
Abbèbè Haylè-Michael05N40Suggest a change
Tèshomè Meteku05PI5Suggest a change
Tesfa-maryam Kidane06AHCSuggest a change
Express Band06GD4Suggest a change
Samuel Yirga06GSNSuggest a change
Tamrat FerenDJi06PN0Suggest a change
Abyssinia Band06T7YSuggest a change
Zafari077XVSuggest a change
Ethiocolor079UASuggest a change
AddisAbabaBand07DFPSuggest a change
Krar Collective07ECZSuggest a change
Alèm-Girma Band07LTISuggest a change
The Budos Band07OQRSuggest a change
Samuel Belay07S9KSuggest a change
The Shaolin Afronauts07W0WSuggest a change
Wubshèt Fisseha07YDLSuggest a change
Le Tigre (des platanes)080AMSuggest a change
Gabriella Ghermandi080NSSuggest a change
Ayalew Mesfin0810TSuggest a change
Either/Orchestra082BASuggest a change
Ethioda089ODSuggest a change
Ukandanz08RAFSuggest a change
Anbessa Orchestra08S0WSuggest a change
Elias Negash08XNJSuggest a change
Badume's Band094TQSuggest a change
Sèyfu Yohannès09JWUSuggest a change
Kirubel Assefa09K11Suggest a change
Mulatu Astatke09KR0Suggest a change
Kibrom Birhane09SCNSuggest a change
Danakil Safari0AZ6TSuggest a change
Kronstad 230B7FJSuggest a change