{"id":40689,"date":"2020-04-16T09:58:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T08:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/mulatu-astatke-reunited-again-with-black-jesus-experience-on-new-album\/"},"modified":"2020-05-10T10:32:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T09:32:54","slug":"mulatu-astatke-reunited-again-with-black-jesus-experience-on-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/mulatu-astatke-reunited-again-with-black-jesus-experience-on-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Mulatu Astatke reunited again with Black Jesus Experience on new album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40133 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d779b3bb-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d779b3bb-photo-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d779b3bb-photo-1-759x507.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d779b3bb-photo-1-1010x674.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d779b3bb-photo-1-661x441.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d779b3bb-photo-1-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d779b3bb-photo-1-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><em>To Know Without Knowing<\/em> marks BJX\u2019s and Mulatu Astatke\u2019s second collaborative studio full-length, following <em>Cradle With Humanity<\/em> in 2016.<\/h4>\n<p>Mulatu Astatke, famous Ethiopian vibraphonist and father of &#8220;ethio-jazz&#8221;, is collaborating again with the eight-piece band Black Jesus Experience (BJX) on the album <em>To Know Without Knowing<\/em>.\u00a0Recorded between Addis Ababa and Melbourne and melding Astatke\u2019s dexterous improvised stylings and Black Jesus Experience\u2019s penchant for transcontinental and cultural exploration. The first single &#8220;Kulun Mankwaleshi&#8221; to listen below is an arrangement of a Ethiopian wedding song in the uniquely Ethiopian anchi-hoye scale.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=711734645\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mulatuastatkeblackjesusexperience.bandcamp.com\/album\/to-know-without-knowing\">To Know Without Knowing by Mulatu Astatke &amp; Black Jesus Experience<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>To Know Without Knowing<\/em> contains nine tracks and features Ethiopian sounds that blend with the artists&#8217; jazz and funky grooves. A cultural and intercontinental mix between Africa and Oceania<span class=\"bcTruncateMore\">, reminding us that Ethio-jazz is not a music of the past but a continual source of inspiration and guidance for musicians across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Pre-order a copy\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/mulatuastatkeblackjesusexperience.bandcamp.com\/album\/to-know-without-knowing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0ahead of\u00a0<em>To Know Without Knowing&#8217;s<\/em> 29th June release via Agogo Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40135\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5ff91ff9-cover-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Know Without Knowing marks BJX\u2019s and Mulatu Astatke\u2019s second collaborative studio full-length, following Cradle With Humanity in 2016. 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