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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89thiopiques Do yourself the favor and give the entire Ethiopiques collection a listen.

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Cannot recommend this enough. I was intrigued at first while watching the movie "Broken Flowers" where this music was subliminal yet haunting (and perhaps the most memorable thing out of that movie!). "Yegelle Tezeta" (Mulatu Astatke from Éthiopiques, Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale - the entire album is awesome).

Also, "If you like this, then you might also like" Ali Farka Touré / Toumani Diabaté (From a different African country). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toumani_Diabat%C3%A9

"Broken flowers" was such a wonderful film. I recollect very little of it, but what I'll always remember is Mulatu Astatke and "Dengue Fever" (the band), very, very impressive.

"Yegelle Tezeta" is an absolute masterpiece, up there with the very greatest of them.

I discovered this song [1] from Ethiopiques Vol. 10 some time ago when I was in a rough spot and it helped me, so I also highly recommend the Ethiopiques collection.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1A5NTzSN08

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