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01. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - Mulatu
02. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - Kulun Mankwaleshi
03. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - To Know Without Knowing
04. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - Mascaram Setaba
05. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - Living On Stolen Land
06. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - Ambassi Lemdi
ARTIST
TITLE
To Know Without Knowing
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
AR 135LP AR 135LP
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RELEASE DATE
5/15/2020

2021 restock; LP version. To Know Without Knowing, Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience's album, is their second together. A grooving transcontinental gem, recorded in Melbourne, Australia, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Filled with the warmth of the mentorship and friendship of their creative partnership honed over a decade of performing together in Africa, Australia, and UK/Europe. Mulatu Astatke is the father of Ethio-jazz and one of Africa's most influential and enduring musical figures. Black Jesus Experience is a community of artists, centered around a twelve-piece global-funk-machine born of Australia's vibrant multiculturalism. Mulatu and Black Jesus Experience met in Addis Ababa in 2009, embarking on both a musical relationship and a friendship that has led Mulatu Astake to describe Black Jesus Experience as, "My favorite backing band" and, "...they're family." Mulatu's great contribution to music has been to combine Jazz and funk grooves with Ethiopia's distinctive pentatonic scales. His musical genius is the sensuality and sophistication with which Mulatu contrasts these minimalist scales with richly chromatic harmony. But Mulatu's equally great contribution has been to share both his enduringly unique modernity and Ethiopia's timelessly spiritual music with the world. Black Jesus Experience treasure the special relationship of generosity, mentorship and collaboration they have been privileged to share with this master musician. To Know Without Knowing is the product of this gift.