Der überragende Musiker, als Interpret, Komponist, Produzent, Arrangeur, war Mulatu Astatke. Fantastisches Thema:
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#afriquesmusiques
#ethiojazz
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#afriquesmusiques
#ethiojazz
November 1, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Der überragende Musiker, als Interpret, Komponist, Produzent, Arrangeur, war Mulatu Astatke. Fantastisches Thema:
youtu.be/jwdBRqIsVUY?...
#afriquesmusiques
#ethiojazz
youtu.be/jwdBRqIsVUY?...
#afriquesmusiques
#ethiojazz
Mon. Nov.2 in DMV DC-Dia de los Muertos @ Rhizome ; TCB, TOB, Reaction, XIB, the Men @ Martini's ; Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD ; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz w/ Roots Band @ Shalla; Hovvdy @ 930 Club (indie-folk-country-bedroom rock pop)
DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More October 2026 Concert Calendar Gig List
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November 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Mon. Nov.2 in DMV DC-Dia de los Muertos @ Rhizome ; TCB, TOB, Reaction, XIB, the Men @ Martini's ; Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD ; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz w/ Roots Band @ Shalla; Hovvdy @ 930 Club (indie-folk-country-bedroom rock pop)
Mon. Oct. 26 in DMV DC- Hurricane Wisdom @ Fillmore Silver Spring (rap); Friko @ Atlantis (alt rock); Smidley @ Songbyrd (indie-powerpop); Hey, nothing @ 930 (indie-folk);
Isabel Larosa @ Union Stage (alt-indie pop); Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge🧵
Isabel Larosa @ Union Stage (alt-indie pop); Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge🧵
October 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Mon. Oct. 26 in DMV DC- Hurricane Wisdom @ Fillmore Silver Spring (rap); Friko @ Atlantis (alt rock); Smidley @ Songbyrd (indie-powerpop); Hey, nothing @ 930 (indie-folk);
Isabel Larosa @ Union Stage (alt-indie pop); Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge🧵
Isabel Larosa @ Union Stage (alt-indie pop); Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge🧵
Everyone calls Mulatu Astatke the father of Ethio-jazz, but he built it in New York and Boston, not Addis — Latin vibraphone and American jazz fused onto Ethiopian scales. The genre came home as an import. #MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #Vibraphone #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
Mulatu Astatke — The Listening Journey
A series of records that built the foundation of Ethio-jazz, a genre created by Mulatu Astatke, explore the musical elements that came before and around him.
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October 29, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Everyone calls Mulatu Astatke the father of Ethio-jazz, but he built it in New York and Boston, not Addis — Latin vibraphone and American jazz fused onto Ethiopian scales. The genre came home as an import. #MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #Vibraphone #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
That smoky "jazz" in Broken Flowers? It wasn't a lucky rediscovery. New episode: how Mulatu Astatke spent a decade solving one deliberate compositional problem to invent Ethio-jazz—and why "Yekermo Sew" is the blueprint. Listen now. #MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
Mulatu Astatke — Music Archaeologist Podcast
Mulatu Astatke is the Ethiopian vibraphonist, keyboardist, and composer who invented Ethio-jazz, deliberately fusing the modal scales of traditional Ethiopian music with American jazz and Latin rhythms to create a sound unmistakably his own. This episode of The Music Archaeologist podcast reveals th
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October 29, 2026 at 7:57 AM
That smoky "jazz" in Broken Flowers? It wasn't a lucky rediscovery. New episode: how Mulatu Astatke spent a decade solving one deliberate compositional problem to invent Ethio-jazz—and why "Yekermo Sew" is the blueprint. Listen now. #MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
Astatke's genius is subtraction. While American arrangers piled on complexity, he built Ethio-jazz on a vamp that refuses to hurry — a slow, suspended groove that holds you precisely because it won't resolve. #MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #Vibraphone #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
Mulatu Astatke — The Slow Simmering Groove
The vamp sits low and refuses to hurry. Astatke's Ethio-jazz separates him from American arrangers with its restraint, using a slow, suspended groove that holds the listener.
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October 28, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Astatke's genius is subtraction. While American arrangers piled on complexity, he built Ethio-jazz on a vamp that refuses to hurry — a slow, suspended groove that holds you precisely because it won't resolve. #MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #Vibraphone #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
Mulatu Astatke didn't just play jazz in Ethiopia — he made the vibraphone sing in pentatonic modes that shouldn't fit over Western harmony, and somehow they do. Ethio-jazz is the sound of two traditions refusing to compromise.
#MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #Vibraphone #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
#MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #Vibraphone #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
Mulatu Astatke — An Introduction
Mulatu Astatke's groundbreaking Ethio-jazz fuses traditional Ethiopian scales with Western jazz, resulting in a unique sound that challenges and harmonizes disparate traditions. Through three Sonic Pillars - vibraphone as lead voice, pentatonic modes over Western harmony, and the slow simmering groo
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October 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Mulatu Astatke didn't just play jazz in Ethiopia — he made the vibraphone sing in pentatonic modes that shouldn't fit over Western harmony, and somehow they do. Ethio-jazz is the sound of two traditions refusing to compromise.
#MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #Vibraphone #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
#MulatuAstatke #EthioJazz #Vibraphone #MusicArchaeology #MusicHistory
Mon. October 19 in DMV DC- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings play Grateful Dead @ The Lyric; Acid Mothers Temple, Magick Potion, Plq Mrx 7pm @ Metro (psych rock); Young Fresh Fellows w/ Clem Fandango 7pm @ Hank Dietle’s (alt-rock/power pop); Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla 🧵
October 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mon. October 19 in DMV DC- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings play Grateful Dead @ The Lyric; Acid Mothers Temple, Magick Potion, Plq Mrx 7pm @ Metro (psych rock); Young Fresh Fellows w/ Clem Fandango 7pm @ Hank Dietle’s (alt-rock/power pop); Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla 🧵
Rialzarsi
Syncopated pulses and saxophone arcs climb from tension into hard-won brightness.
Sound on. Hear it on s0nd.
https://s0nd.com/t/2845358f-1
#s0nd #NowPlaying #MusicDiscovery #Ethiojazz #Italy #futureera #Instrumental
Syncopated pulses and saxophone arcs climb from tension into hard-won brightness.
Sound on. Hear it on s0nd.
https://s0nd.com/t/2845358f-1
#s0nd #NowPlaying #MusicDiscovery #Ethiojazz #Italy #futureera #Instrumental
October 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Rialzarsi
Syncopated pulses and saxophone arcs climb from tension into hard-won brightness.
Sound on. Hear it on s0nd.
https://s0nd.com/t/2845358f-1
#s0nd #NowPlaying #MusicDiscovery #Ethiojazz #Italy #futureera #Instrumental
Syncopated pulses and saxophone arcs climb from tension into hard-won brightness.
Sound on. Hear it on s0nd.
https://s0nd.com/t/2845358f-1
#s0nd #NowPlaying #MusicDiscovery #Ethiojazz #Italy #futureera #Instrumental
#Gorillaz #HappyDays #MyFavoriteMartian #Murdoc #2D #JamieHewlett #MADMagazine #JeanBaudrillard #Jukebox #TheSorcerers #Ethiojazz #Fonz #TheSpiritofTerrorism #MiketheMonkey #ArnoldsDriveIn #Alligator #Crocodile #Traditional #Study #FantasticPlanet #Fashion #DamonAlbarn #LittleSims #Thumper #Fugees
October 18, 2026 at 5:41 AM
This is exactly how I got into ethiojazz a few years ago! Highly recommend jumping down any and all appealing rabbit holes.
October 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This is exactly how I got into ethiojazz a few years ago! Highly recommend jumping down any and all appealing rabbit holes.
things I need more of
Motown
dub
Ethiojazz
Prince
Afrorock/Nya-rock
every Sade record
every Super Cat record
Detroit techno
Detroit jazz (somehow the most expensive records on 🌍 )
kompa
guaguanco
every Fela record
every Premier beat btwn certain yrs
specific Jorge Ben, Stevie, Marvin, EWF, K&tG LPs
Motown
dub
Ethiojazz
Prince
Afrorock/Nya-rock
every Sade record
every Super Cat record
Detroit techno
Detroit jazz (somehow the most expensive records on 🌍 )
kompa
guaguanco
every Fela record
every Premier beat btwn certain yrs
specific Jorge Ben, Stevie, Marvin, EWF, K&tG LPs
October 16, 2026 at 5:09 AM
things I need more of
Motown
dub
Ethiojazz
Prince
Afrorock/Nya-rock
every Sade record
every Super Cat record
Detroit techno
Detroit jazz (somehow the most expensive records on 🌍 )
kompa
guaguanco
every Fela record
every Premier beat btwn certain yrs
specific Jorge Ben, Stevie, Marvin, EWF, K&tG LPs
Motown
dub
Ethiojazz
Prince
Afrorock/Nya-rock
every Sade record
every Super Cat record
Detroit techno
Detroit jazz (somehow the most expensive records on 🌍 )
kompa
guaguanco
every Fela record
every Premier beat btwn certain yrs
specific Jorge Ben, Stevie, Marvin, EWF, K&tG LPs
Mon. Oct 12 in DMV DC- Hans Tammen , Marcus Cummins Duo, Jamal Moore @ Rhizome (experimental/improv);
Cajun dance 7:30-9:30 @ Hill Center; Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz w/ Roots Band @ Shalla; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/10/dc-b...
Cajun dance 7:30-9:30 @ Hill Center; Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz w/ Roots Band @ Shalla; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/10/dc-b...
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October 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Mon. Oct 12 in DMV DC- Hans Tammen , Marcus Cummins Duo, Jamal Moore @ Rhizome (experimental/improv);
Cajun dance 7:30-9:30 @ Hill Center; Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz w/ Roots Band @ Shalla; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/10/dc-b...
Cajun dance 7:30-9:30 @ Hill Center; Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz w/ Roots Band @ Shalla; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/10/dc-b...
Mon. Oct. 5 in DMV DC- Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge;
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/10/dc-b...
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/10/dc-b...
DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More October 2026 Concert Calendar Gig List
Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events listings are posted on my Bluesky and Threads & sometimes still twe...
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October 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Mon. Oct. 5 in DMV DC- Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge;
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/10/dc-b...
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/10/dc-b...
Mon. Sept 28 in DMV DC-The Tear Garden (Legendary Pink Dots & Cevin Key) @ Union Stage; Jozzy @ Songbyrd;
Jeff Surak, Private Collector, Slacking @ Rhizome ( experimental); Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD ; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge;
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla;
Jeff Surak, Private Collector, Slacking @ Rhizome ( experimental); Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD ; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge;
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla;
September 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Mon. Sept 28 in DMV DC-The Tear Garden (Legendary Pink Dots & Cevin Key) @ Union Stage; Jozzy @ Songbyrd;
Jeff Surak, Private Collector, Slacking @ Rhizome ( experimental); Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD ; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge;
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla;
Jeff Surak, Private Collector, Slacking @ Rhizome ( experimental); Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD ; Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge;
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla;
Mon. Sept. 21 in DMV DC- 20th Blues Monday Blues shows anniv. & retirement farewell to Rev Hamilton. An announcement may be made regarding who will take over handling Blues Monday. 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW; Mon Rovia @ Fillmore Silver Spring; Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla 🧵
September 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Mon. Sept. 21 in DMV DC- 20th Blues Monday Blues shows anniv. & retirement farewell to Rev Hamilton. An announcement may be made regarding who will take over handling Blues Monday. 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW; Mon Rovia @ Fillmore Silver Spring; Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla 🧵
Senegalese singer collaborating with a jazz-funk band. this song in particular has a bit of Toni Basil-meets-Ethiojazz going on
youtu.be/a8wbmE7GnUU
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Aminata Fall (2) & Xâlis - You Make Me Feel Good (France, 1987)
YouTube video by Digged on RVBD
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September 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Senegalese singer collaborating with a jazz-funk band. this song in particular has a bit of Toni Basil-meets-Ethiojazz going on
youtu.be/a8wbmE7GnUU
youtu.be/a8wbmE7GnUU
Mon. Sept. 14 in DMV DC- Nighthawks 6-9 @ Westminster Church (blues); Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Capital Hill Cajun Dance 7:30 pm @ Hill Center stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/09/dc-b...
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September 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Mon. Sept. 14 in DMV DC- Nighthawks 6-9 @ Westminster Church (blues); Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge; Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Capital Hill Cajun Dance 7:30 pm @ Hill Center stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/09/dc-b...
#nowspinning:
Und falls ihr euch gefragt haben solltet, woher ihr dieses Stück kennt: Es stammt von der B-Seite dieser wundervollen Scheibe mit Jazz aus Addis Abeba.
Mulatu Astatke, der Vater des Ethiojazz, geleitet euch mit einer Aufnahme aus den frühen 1970ern in die Nacht:
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#jazzsky #jazz
Und falls ihr euch gefragt haben solltet, woher ihr dieses Stück kennt: Es stammt von der B-Seite dieser wundervollen Scheibe mit Jazz aus Addis Abeba.
Mulatu Astatke, der Vater des Ethiojazz, geleitet euch mit einer Aufnahme aus den frühen 1970ern in die Nacht:
✨✨✨
#jazzsky #jazz
Yègellé Tezeta
YouTube video by Mulatu Astatke - Topic
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September 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
#nowspinning:
Und falls ihr euch gefragt haben solltet, woher ihr dieses Stück kennt: Es stammt von der B-Seite dieser wundervollen Scheibe mit Jazz aus Addis Abeba.
Mulatu Astatke, der Vater des Ethiojazz, geleitet euch mit einer Aufnahme aus den frühen 1970ern in die Nacht:
✨✨✨
#jazzsky #jazz
Und falls ihr euch gefragt haben solltet, woher ihr dieses Stück kennt: Es stammt von der B-Seite dieser wundervollen Scheibe mit Jazz aus Addis Abeba.
Mulatu Astatke, der Vater des Ethiojazz, geleitet euch mit einer Aufnahme aus den frühen 1970ern in die Nacht:
✨✨✨
#jazzsky #jazz
More Hammond organ. From Africa.
Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band — Anchin Kfu Ayinkash
YouTube video by ETHIOJAZZ FOR YOUR SOUL
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September 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
More Hammond organ. From Africa.
mulatu astatke emnete vs udef freestyle 3x3 silverback
YouTube video by hector heathcote
youtu.be
September 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Mon. Aug. 31 in DMV DC- Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge;
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Solya @ Atlantis (20-yr old Texan riyl goth Lana Del Ray indie w/ some Americana country twang) stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/08/dc-b...
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Solya @ Atlantis (20-yr old Texan riyl goth Lana Del Ray indie w/ some Americana country twang) stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/08/dc-b...
DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More August 2026 Concert Calendar Gig List
Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events listings are posted on my Bluesky and Threads & sometimes still twe...
stevekiviat.blogspot.com
August 31, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Mon. Aug. 31 in DMV DC- Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge;
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Solya @ Atlantis (20-yr old Texan riyl goth Lana Del Ray indie w/ some Americana country twang) stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/08/dc-b...
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; Solya @ Atlantis (20-yr old Texan riyl goth Lana Del Ray indie w/ some Americana country twang) stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2026/08/dc-b...
Mon. Aug. 24 in DMV DC- Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; "Butthole Surfers:The Whole Truth and Nothing Butt " movie doc w/ q& a @8:30pm @ Alamo Drafthouse Bryant St DC; Blacks' Myths (Luke Stewart, Trae Drummer Crudup), Mark Cisneros & Nik Francis @ Black Cat Red Room (DC -rooted jazz) 🧵
August 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Mon. Aug. 24 in DMV DC- Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla; "Butthole Surfers:The Whole Truth and Nothing Butt " movie doc w/ q& a @8:30pm @ Alamo Drafthouse Bryant St DC; Blacks' Myths (Luke Stewart, Trae Drummer Crudup), Mark Cisneros & Nik Francis @ Black Cat Red Room (DC -rooted jazz) 🧵
A5J150 1️⃣6️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ A good song a day keeps the doctor away 🎧
🔥 Getatchew Mekurya - Yegenet Muziqa (1972) 🔥
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#music #ethiojazz #1970music #nowlistening #August2026 #saturday #musicchallenge #GetachewMekurya #Africa #bluesky #musicsky #blueskymusic
🔥 Getatchew Mekurya - Yegenet Muziqa (1972) 🔥
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#music #ethiojazz #1970music #nowlistening #August2026 #saturday #musicchallenge #GetachewMekurya #Africa #bluesky #musicsky #blueskymusic
Gétatchèw Mèkurya - Yègènèt Muzika (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Heavenly Sweetness
music.youtube.com
August 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
A5J150 1️⃣6️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ A good song a day keeps the doctor away 🎧
🔥 Getatchew Mekurya - Yegenet Muziqa (1972) 🔥
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#music #ethiojazz #1970music #nowlistening #August2026 #saturday #musicchallenge #GetachewMekurya #Africa #bluesky #musicsky #blueskymusic
🔥 Getatchew Mekurya - Yegenet Muziqa (1972) 🔥
music.youtube.com/watch?v=aDQG...
#music #ethiojazz #1970music #nowlistening #August2026 #saturday #musicchallenge #GetachewMekurya #Africa #bluesky #musicsky #blueskymusic
A5J149 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ A good song a day keeps the doctor away 🎧
🔥 Arat Kilo - Ankober Hotel (2013) 🔥
music.youtube.com/watch?v=-zeL...
#music #ethiojazz #2010music #nowlistening #August2026 #friday #musicchallenge #AratKilo #Africa #bluesky #musicsky #blueskymusic
🔥 Arat Kilo - Ankober Hotel (2013) 🔥
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#music #ethiojazz #2010music #nowlistening #August2026 #friday #musicchallenge #AratKilo #Africa #bluesky #musicsky #blueskymusic
Ankober Hotel
YouTube video by Arat Kilo - Topic
music.youtube.com
August 21, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A5J149 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ A good song a day keeps the doctor away 🎧
🔥 Arat Kilo - Ankober Hotel (2013) 🔥
music.youtube.com/watch?v=-zeL...
#music #ethiojazz #2010music #nowlistening #August2026 #friday #musicchallenge #AratKilo #Africa #bluesky #musicsky #blueskymusic
🔥 Arat Kilo - Ankober Hotel (2013) 🔥
music.youtube.com/watch?v=-zeL...
#music #ethiojazz #2010music #nowlistening #August2026 #friday #musicchallenge #AratKilo #Africa #bluesky #musicsky #blueskymusic