Mulatu Astatke

Mochilla Presents Timeless: Mulatu Astatke

Mochilla's Timeless series reignites

for RSD 2021 housed in full color

gatefold jackets with the vinyl

housed in printed inner sleeves.

In 2009, Brian Cross (aka B+) organized a series of live events at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex

in Los Angles. The Timeless series captured the lasting impact of several artists on the world

of Hip Hop and beyond. Live fully orchestrated performances by Ethiopia's Mulatu Astatke and

Brazil's Arthur Verocai bookended the incredible Suite For Ma Dukes, a tribute to James "Dilla"

Yancey, by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. These superb quality live recordings, now long out of print,

are back in effect for RSD 2021.

On Mochilla Presents Timeless: Mulatu Astatke the sold out crowd at the Luckman witnessed the

famed Ethiopian artist perform with veterans of the Los Angeles jazz community including

Bennie Maupin, Azar Lawrence, Phil Ranelin and more. Having just witnessed the performance

Cut Chemist remarked "Musically, he has been my biggest inspiration" with producer Quantic

noting "One of the musical visionaries of our age... We are still trying to catch up."