MUSICIAN
Mulatu Astatke
1943 - Today
Mulatu Astatke
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. His albums focus primarily on instrumental music, and Mulatu appears on all three known albums of instrumentals that were released during the Ethiopian Golden Age of Music in 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mulatu Astatke is the 921st most popular musician (down from 836th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Ethiopian Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Mulatu Astatke ranks 921 out of 3,175. Before her are Floyd Council, Dee Dee Warwick, Neil Peart, Aarre Merikanto, Jim Hall, and Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach. After her are Joseph Böhm, Alan Price, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Jimmy Smith, Trevor Horn, and Ian McDonald.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Floyd Council
1911 - 1976
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 915
Dee Dee Warwick
1942 - 2008
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 916
Neil Peart
1952 - 2020
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 917
Aarre Merikanto
1893 - 1958
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 918
Jim Hall
1930 - 2013
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 919
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach
1715 - 1739
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 920
Mulatu Astatke
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 921
Joseph Böhm
1795 - 1876
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 922
Alan Price
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 923
Gottfried Heinrich Bach
1724 - 1763
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 924
Jimmy Smith
1925 - 2005
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 925
Trevor Horn
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 926
Ian McDonald
1946 - 2022
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 927
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Mulatu Astatke ranks 314. Before her are Kirin Kiki, Jimmy Snuka, Tuesday Weld, Gary Burton, Giuseppe Versaldi, and António Simões. After her are Erika Steinbach, Donald Johanson, James L. Elliot, Patrick D'Rozario, Manuel Velázquez, and Muhammad al-Sadr.
Others Born in 1943
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Kirin Kiki
ACTOR
1943 - 2018
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 308
Jimmy Snuka
WRESTLER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 309
Tuesday Weld
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 310
Gary Burton
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 311
Giuseppe Versaldi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 312
António Simões
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 313
Mulatu Astatke
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 314
Erika Steinbach
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 315
Donald Johanson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 316
James L. Elliot
ASTRONOMER
1943 - 2011
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 317
Patrick D'Rozario
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 318
Manuel Velázquez
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 319
Muhammad al-Sadr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - 1999
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 320
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Mulatu Astatke ranks 39 out of 105. Before her are Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Zara Yaqob (1399), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Mamo Wolde (1932), and Miruts Yifter (1944). After her are Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Gudit (950), Sahle Dengel (1778), Bogaletch Gebre (1960), Kenenisa Bekele (1982), and Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null).
Others born in Ethiopia
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Haile Gebrselassie
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 33
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 34
Zara Yaqob
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1399 - 1468
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 35
Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 36
Mamo Wolde
ATHLETE
1932 - 2002
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 37
Miruts Yifter
ATHLETE
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 38
Mulatu Astatke
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 39
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 40
Gudit
POLITICIAN
950 - 1010
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 41
Sahle Dengel
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1855
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 42
Bogaletch Gebre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1960 - 2019
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 43
Kenenisa Bekele
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 44
Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics
ATHLETE
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 45
Among MUSICIANS In Ethiopia
Among musicians born in Ethiopia, Mulatu Astatke ranks 1.
