Home / Music / Amha Records silenced by the Derg after Ethio JazzMusic linernotes album music mulatu-astatkeAmha Records silenced by the Derg after Ethio JazzBy 1975, Amha Records had shut down after the Derg military junta forced label owner Amha Eshete to flee Ethiopia. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesMulatu Astatke played vibraphone, congas, and keys on Ethio JazzMulatu Astatke's Ethio Jazz came out in 1974 on Amha RecordsMulatu Astatke studied at Trinity College and Berklee before creating Ethio Jazz.Mulatu Astatke was the first African student at Berklee College of Music.Trumpeter Fekade Amde Maskal joins Mulatu Astatke on Ethio JazzExploreA Distant Shore is Tracey Thorn's pre-Everything But the Girl debutA Very Cellular Song is a 13-minute ode to life, love, and amoebasAdrianne Lenker's solo albums are intimate, often-isolated recordingsAfrique Victime is an album by Angélique KidjoAll the Pretty Horses adapted Cormac McCarthy's novel to filmPrevious Brian Eno and Talking Heads produced Fear of MusicNext Alèmyé reached global audiences through the Éthiopiques reissue series