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Giveaway: Mickey’s Drums, Jerry’s Greatest [All About de Riddim] (IckMusic)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:13:16 GMT

... that won the very first GRAMMY for world music—bringing together Nigerian drum legend Babatunde Olatunji, Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, Nigerian talking drum ace Sikiru Adepoju, and Puerto Rico’s master conguero Giovanni Hidalgo, among others. The 1991 album spent an unprecedented 26 weeks at #1 on the Billboard world music chart, and continues to sell as a perennial favorite....

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Babatunde Olatunji (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:29:59 GMT

The late, great Babatunde... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT2J1Ot9N5c

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Santana sizzles at the Borgata (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:01:00 GMT

... the 11-piece group ramped up the polyrhythmic "Jingo" - a seminal piece by Nigerian drum prophet Babatunde Olatunji, covered on Santana's 1969 eponymous debut album - the namesake bandleader's affecting notes pierced the air. Perspective fell into place accordingly. Carlos Augusto Alves Santana, born nearly 61 years ago in Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico, is well into his fifth...

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Babatunde Olatunji - The Beat Of My Drum (The Hype Machine)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:04:27 GMT

in post African drums from 20 jazz funk greats .

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Babatunde Olatunji - Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums of Passion (The Hype Machine)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:04:27 GMT

in post African drums from 20 jazz funk greats .

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Shout! Factory To Release Mickey Hart's Discography (Starpulse News)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:50:59 GMT

Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart's innovative Planet Drum CD convened some of the world's finest drum talent for a collaboration that won the very first GRAMMY for world music- bringing together Nigerian drum legend Babatunde Olatunji,[...] Read more!

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Treat Today as a Gift (Karl Blog)

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:53:53 GMT

If you've been feeling down and you've let the pressures of the world infiltrate your usual positive self, take some time out to reflect. In fact, take a day off from your usual routine. Treat yourself! Babatunde Olatunji famously said (though rarely credited): 'Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.' So, unfold your...

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The Present Moment - Which Way Do The Benefits Flow? (AlexShalman.com)

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:13:00 GMT

Editor’s Note: This post was written by Adam Rothenhaus “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.” ~Babatunde Olatunji After seeing Alex’s photo of his Now Watch and reading his 55 Monumental Ways To Enjoy Life’s Greatest Pleasures one question kept jumping out at me. [...]

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The sound of community (Boston Globe)

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

... female master drummers in the world, and a student of the late, legendary Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji.The instrument began as a way to communicate between tribes. And it is integral in all rituals and celebrations, from birth to death."It's a part of something much bigger; it's part of a village, a community," Abena said. Indeed, the carvings of a drum can tell just as much...

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GET SCHOOLED: creativity classes (Toronto Craft Alert)

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:24:00 GMT

... Eric Maisel, Art Therapist Jacqueline Gautier, dancer Lisa Nelson, singer Ysaye Barnwell, musician Babatunde Olatunji, storyteller Judith Black and many others! With over 15 years of working as a performance artist, writer and educator, Lisa is especially passionate about bring art, humour and creativity to lives of women, youth and children.

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Singing For Peace On Earth (HubArts.com)

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:30:59 GMT

... and the Catalonian carol “Fum, Fum, Fum.” World music traditions include a Finnish folk song and Babatunde Olatunji’s “Betelehemu,” sung in the West African Yoruba dialect. Kurt Bestor’s “Prayer of the Children” is a song of peace from Bosnia, written during that country's civil war. The finale features Christmas songs written for Broadway, like “Hard Candy Christmas” from Best Little...

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Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain -- Global Drum Project (All About Jazz)

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:07:06 GMT

... Hussain: percussion and vocals; Giovanni Hidalgo: Latin percussion; Sikiru Adepoju: talking drum; Babatunde Olatunji: vocals (1); Taufiq Qureshi: percussion and vocals; Niladari Kumar: sitar; Dilshad Khan: sarangi. Longtime contributor to AAJ and Downbeat, Jazz Review, EjazzNews, Radio DirectX More Articles by Glenn AstaritaJoel FrahmOrquestra de Jazz de MatosinhosJohn ButcherDave...

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The Sunday/Monday Eegeehood Tour (Man Eegee - Latino Politico)

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:10:00 GMT

... not up to code for pyrotechnics - but rather a great early 1960s afro-jazz session led by the late Babatunde Olatunji), and a re-up of a classic Frank Wright album ( Kevin, My Dear Son ). Now on to The Mahatma X Files, where we've been dealing with a few annoying pests in the comments (you know, the kind who fly around only on right-wings), so slap on some repellent and step right...

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For former Dead drummer Hart, the beat goes on (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:01:00 GMT

When I was 3 or 4, I started listening to Folkways collections. Someone gave my mom a Count Basie collection, and in the middle was a disc of rain forest music. From the time I was 3 to 6, I thought everyone in the world was listening to this stuff. . . . I grew up in New York. Latin music dominated the scene - Tito Puente, Machito. Then it went to Babatunde Olatunji in '59. African music...

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WEEKEND WITH THE ARTS: DRUMS OF PASSION: OLATUNJI! (THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS)

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:44:00 GMT

... are a big part of what our liberty is for, and what we're fighting to defend! THIS WEEK: BABATUNDE OLATUNJI! "Babatunde Olatunji was a virtuoso of West African percussion. His 1959 album "Drums of Passion" was a worldwide smash hit. He received a Grammy Award in 1991 for his collaboration with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart on their Planet Drum album. He was also the founder...

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The World of Max Roach pt.II- by Bill Mithoefer (Casa Valdez Studios)

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:43:00 GMT

... Rollins, approached free jazz with a firm foundation in bebop, the Nigerian percussionist, Michael Olatunji (later Babatunde Olatunji,) and the singer Abbey Lincoln (incidentally, his wife.) This 7-part collaboration with Oscar Brown, Jr. prefigured later works by Archie Shepp, John Coltrane, Julius Hemphill, Charles Mingus and even the Bill Jones/Arnie Zane dance ensemble....

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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: The Great Andrew Cyrille and the Citizens of Music at Twins Jazz in Washington D.C. July 6 and 7 (All About Jazz)

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:00:24 GMT

A protege of Philly Joe Jones, Drummer Andrew Cyrille has performed with such noted jazz artists as Mary Lou Williams, Coleman Hawkins, Freddie Hubbard and Babatunde Olatunji. Cyrille's 11-year association with Pianist Cecil Taylor firmly established him in the vanguard of jazz drumming. Add fine composer (check out Time Being with Trio 3 band members, Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman)...

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Joy and continuity (News & Observer)

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:30:00 GMT

... an ensemble founding member. With the original dating to 1937 and coming to Davis through the late Babatunde Olatunji, that's 70 years of dance history carried into a new generation.

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Joy and continuity with Chuck Davis' troupe at ADF (News & Observer)

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:36:32 GMT

... an ensemble founding member. With the original dating to 1937 and coming to Davis through the late Babatunde Olatunji, that's 70 years of dance history carried into a new generation.

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