NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Mulatu Astatke on 16 July 2020. Mulatu Astatke has been played over 100 times on NTS, first on 16 September 2012. Mulatu Astatke's music has been featured on 98 episodes.

Mulatu Astatke [ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ] (born on December 19, 1943; surname sometimes spelled Astatqé on French-language releases: Mulatu Astatqé) is an Ethiopian musician and arranger best known as the father of Ethio-jazz.

Born in the western Ethiopian city of 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. Astatke led his band…