Mulatu Astatke with Kathryn Ryan Photo: Kirsten Johnstone
Mulatu Astatke is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and all around music pioneer discusses what it's like to create an entire musical genre.
From special guest appearances with Duke Ellington in the 1970s to performances at Glastonbury, a soundtrack for the Bill Murray movie Broken Flowers as well as Damien Marley and Kanye West samples, his influence continues to grow.
He's playing the Wellington Jazz Festival with the nine-piece Melbourne-based Black Jesus Experience tonight at the Opera House
