
Legendary vibraphonist and 'Father of Ethio-jazz', Mulatu Astatke joins forces with Melbourne-based eight-piece Black Jesus Experience on their latest album To Know Without Knowing, an absorbing nine-track assembly of majestic Ethiopian melodies and hip-hop-infused jazz and funk grooves
“It has a unique atmosphere and texture musically and it really sounds like nothing else on the planet...a remarkable collaboration” NPR
“An irresistible, collective effort” ★★★★ The Times
“An absorbing ride”★★★★ Observer
“A startlingly successful marriage of old and new"★★★★ Q
"Confirms how brightly Mulatu Astatke’s Ethio-jazz vision burns on" Guardian
“Another great bolt to his great legacy” 7/10 Crack
“To Know Without Knowing” reminds us that Ethio-jazz isn’t music that’s just rooted in the ‘60s but an ever-growing, expanding art form that has such relevance today” ★★★★ Blues & Soul
“Truly uplifting” Mojo
“This blend of hip hop, jazz and mesmerising pentatonic Ethio-tunes is really one to saviour” ★★★★ Songlines