Ethio-Jazz

Ethio-Jazz is a genre of music that combines traditional Ethiopian music with jazz and funk influences. It originated in the 1960s and has since become a popular genre in Ethiopia and around the world. It is characterized by its use of traditional Ethiopian instruments such as the masenqo (a one-stringed bowed lute), the krar (a five-stringed lyre), and the washint (a bamboo flute). The music is often characterized by its upbeat rhythms and improvisational solos. Ethio-Jazz has been popularized by artists such as Mulatu Astatke, Mahmoud Ahmed, and Alemayehu Eshete.