0 s , ▁Mul atu ▁brought ▁his ▁new ▁sound , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁Eth io - j azz , ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁hom eland ▁while ▁continu ing ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁He ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁many ▁notable ▁artists ▁in ▁both ▁countries , ▁arr anging ▁and ▁playing ▁on ▁record ings ▁by ▁Mah m oud ▁Ah med , ▁and ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁guest ▁with ▁Duke ▁Ell ington ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁during ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Mul atu ▁recorded ▁Mul atu ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁( 1 9 7 2 ) ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁music ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Am ha ▁E sh ete ' s ▁label ▁Am ha ▁Records ▁in ▁Add is ▁Ab aba , ▁Eth iop ia , ▁including ▁several ▁singles , ▁his ▁album ▁Y ek at it ▁Eth io ▁Jazz ▁( 1 9 7 4 ), ▁and ▁six ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁compilation ▁album ▁Eth iop ian ▁Modern ▁Inst rument als ▁H its . ▁Y ek at it ▁Eth io ▁Jazz ▁combined ▁traditional ▁Eth iop ian ▁music ▁with ▁American ▁jazz , ▁fun k , ▁and ▁soul . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Am ha ▁Records ▁had ▁ceased ▁production ▁after ▁the ▁Der g ▁military ▁jun ta ▁forced ▁the ▁label ' s ▁owner ▁to ▁fle e ▁the ▁country . ▁Mul atu ▁remained ▁to ▁play ▁v ib es ▁for ▁H ail u ▁Mer gia ▁and ▁the ▁W alias ▁Band '