# Mulatu Astatke — Yègellé Tezeta

Mulatu Astatke’s Yègellé Tezeta (1969) is No. 4 in our Ethio-Jazz ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1969
- **Label:** Amha
- **On one list:** Ethio-Jazz
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Mulatu Astatke](https://waxonia.com/artist/mulatu-astatke/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/mulatu-astatke--yegelle-tezeta/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Ethio-Jazz](https://waxonia.com/genre/ethio-jazz/)

The organ line is the hook and the bass never settles. Astatke's own tezeta, and the one most often lifted by hip-hop producers who found the reissues.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Mulatu%20Astatke%20Y%C3%A8gell%C3%A9%20Tezeta) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TDfadvkNfIg)

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