▁University ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁modern ization ▁of ▁traditional ▁Eth iop ian ▁instruments ▁and ▁premier ed ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁opera , ▁The ▁Y ared ▁Opera . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Abr am ow itz ▁Art ist - in - Res idence ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁giving ▁lect ures ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁advis ing ▁M IT ▁Media ▁Lab ▁on ▁creating ▁a ▁modern ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁kr ar , ▁a ▁traditional ▁Eth iop ian ▁instrument . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Mul atu ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁L uck man ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁that ▁included ▁B enn ie ▁Mau pin , ▁Az ar ▁Lawrence , ▁and ▁Phil ▁R anel in . ▁He ▁released ▁a ▁two - dis c ▁compilation ▁album ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁passengers ▁of ▁Eth iop ian ▁Airlines , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁disc ▁containing ▁a ▁compilation ▁of ▁styles ▁from ▁different ▁regions ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁consisting ▁of ▁studio ▁original s . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ▁of ▁music ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mul atu ▁began ▁recording ▁with ▁Black ▁Jesus ▁Exper ience ▁for ▁C rad le ▁of ▁Human ity , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Jazz ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand