The Scientist of Sound

(2017)

Genres: Documentary, Music

Year: 2017

Runtime: 12 мин

Director: Elena Beatrice, Daniele Lince

Cast: Mulatu Astatke, Ermanno Becchis

Plot

Thursday 27th of October 2016 – Teatro Espace, Turin. Mulatu Astatke is a musician, composer, arranger and Ethiopia’s cultural ambassador. He’s known as the godfather of ethiojazz, a unique blend of jazz, traditional Ethiopian music, latin, caribbean reggae and afrofunk. Born in 1943 in Jimma, Mulatu studied music not only in Ethiopia but also in UK and USA. In 2005 he contributed to the soundtrack of Jim Jarmusch’s film “Broken Flowers”, reaching a new public worldwide.