▁albums ▁of ▁instrument als ▁that ▁were ▁released ▁during ▁Eth iop ian ▁Golden ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Mul atu ' s ▁family ▁sent ▁the ▁young ▁Mul atu ▁to ▁learn ▁engineering ▁in ▁Wales ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁Lind isf ar ne ▁College ▁near ▁W re x ham ▁before ▁ear ning ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁music ▁through ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁jazz ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁per cussion ist ▁Frank ▁H older . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Mul atu ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁en roll ▁at ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Boston . ▁He ▁studied ▁v ib raph one ▁and ▁per cussion . ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁Mul atu ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁Latin ▁jazz ▁and ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁albums , ▁Af ro - Lat in ▁Soul , ▁Vol umes ▁ 1 ▁& ▁ 2 , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁records ▁prom in ently ▁feature ▁Mul atu ' s ▁v ib raph one , ▁back ed ▁by ▁piano ▁and ▁con gas ▁playing ▁Latin ▁rh yth ms , ▁and ▁were ▁entirely ▁instrument al ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" I ▁Far am ▁G ami ▁I ▁Far am ," ▁which ▁was ▁s ung ▁in ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7