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Mulatu Astatke in conversation

Cerys is joined by Ethiopian jazz musician Mulatu Astatke ahead his upcoming London performance.

Cerys Matthews brings you eclectic music from blues to beats with poetry and the best live music sessions.

This weekend she's joined by the legendary Ethio-Jazz musician Mulatu Astatke ahead of a London performance in September.

Mulatu was born in western Ethiopia back in 1943. He was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston where he combined jazz and Latin music with traditional Ethiopian music.

Cerys will also welcome the actress Lisa Dwan to the studio to talk about her current tour concerning the works of Samuel Beckett.

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Sun 10 Aug 2014 10:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Mahmoud Ahmed

    Tezeta

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Snap Out Of It

    • AM.
    • Domino Recording Co.
    • 010.

  • Mulatu Astatke

    Yekermo Sew

    • Ethiopiques Vol.04.
    • Buda Musique.
    • 1.

  • Mulatu Astatke

    Assosa Derache

  • Average White Band

    Pick Up The Pieces

    • Hit Label.

  • Pierre Bachelet

    Emmanuelle

  • BKO Quintet

    Beleba Chima

    • Trad Actual Malian Sound.
    • Athos Productions / Maraka.
    • 1.

  • The Byrds

    Ballad Of Easy Rider

    • Very Best Of The Byrds.
    • Columbia.
    • 23.

  • Lee Dorsey

    Ride Your Pony

  • Dr. John

    Mos Scocious

  • Duke Ellington

    Jeep's Blues - Live

  • The Ethiopians

    Train to Skaville

    • Trojan Presents Classic Reggae - The Soundtrack to Jamaica.
    • Trojan.
    • 4.

  • 贵茅濒辞肠丑别

    Silbo

    • Silbo.
    • 隆Ya Basta!.
    • 1.

  • Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

    Hurry Up And Wait

    • Bright Examples.
    • Ninth Street Opus / Opus Music Ventures / Rocket Science.
    • 6.

  • Hailey Tuck

    Don't Think Twice It's Alright

    • Hailey Tuck - EP.
    • 1.

  • Jimmy Hughes

    I'm Qualified

  • Jef Buckley

    Satisfied Mind

  • King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

    Dipper Mouth Blues

    • Jazz - 36 Masterpieces Of Jazz Music.
    • Fr茅meaux & Associ茅s.
    • 2.

  • Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey

    Yeh Dosti Hum Nahin

    • The Rough Guide To Bollywood.
    • World Music Network.

  • Professor Longhair

    Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand

    • Best Of Professor Longhair.
    • Klub Music.
    • 13.

  • Mustard & Gravy

    The Whale Did, I Know He Did

    • Turn Me Loose (Outsiders Of "Old Time" Music).
    • Tompkins Square.
    • 4.

  • Nicoletta

    Mamy Blue

  • Christopher Owens

    Nothing More Than Everything To Me

    • A New Testament.
    • Turnstile.

  • Petunia & The Vipers

    The Cricket Song

    • Petunia & The Vipers.
    • Trapline Productions.
    • 1.

  • Dave Pike

    When I'm Gone

    • Jazz for the Jazz Set.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.

  • Robert Plant

    Embrace Another Fall

  • Llio Rhydderch

    Alawon Mon

    • Melangell.
    • Taplas.
    • 5.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Jiving Sister Fanny

  • Gil Scott鈥怘eron

    Lady Day And John Coltrane

    • Pieces Of A Man.
    • Ace Records.
    • 3.

  • Labi Siffre

    I Got The

  • Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros

    Willesden To Cricklewood

    • Rock Art and the X-Ray Style.
    • Hellcat Records.

  • Tennis

    Origins

    • Young And Old.
    • ATP Recordings.
    • 2.

  • Tumbling Bones

    I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby

    • Loving A Fool.
    • Tumbling Bones.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sun 10 Aug 2014 10:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music