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Mulatu Astatke

1943 - Today

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Mulatu Astatke (Amharic: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ, romanized: mulatu ästaṭḳe; French pronunciation: Astatqé; born 19 December 1943) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger considered as the father of "Ethio-jazz". Born in Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston where he combined his jazz and Latin music interests with traditional Ethiopian music. Mulatu led his band while playing vibraphone and conga drums—instruments that he introduced into Ethiopian popular music—as well as other percussion instruments, keyboards, and organs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mulatu Astatke has received more than 511,673 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Mulatu Astatke is the 785th most popular musician (up from 992nd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Ethiopian Musician.

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  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mulatu Astatke ranks 785 out of 2,662. Before her are Mischa Elman, Hide, Desmond Dekker, Jan Johansson, Tommy Dorsey, and Dave Grohl. After her are Julian Bream, Herman Rarebell, Roy Buchanan, Jeff Hanneman, Scott Walker, and Huey Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mulatu Astatke ranks 261. Before her are Giovanni Goria, Walter Godefroot, Valery Nepomnyashchy, Jim Croce, Sani Abacha, and Dušan Uhrin. After her are Marika Green, Scott Walker, Michel Ocelot, Hugh Thompson Jr., Andrea True, and Udo Zimmermann.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Mulatu Astatke ranks 25 out of 89. Before her are Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Taytu Betul (1851), Yohannes IV (1837), Mamo Wolde (1932), Fasilides (1603), and Zara Yaqob (1399). After her are Negasso Gidada (1943), Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Dawit II (1496), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Miruts Yifter (1944), and Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ethiopia

Among musicians born in Ethiopia, Mulatu Astatke ranks 1. 

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