Olatunji and His Drums of Passion

Artist: Olatunji and His Drums of Passion

LP: High Life!

Song: "Ojo Davis"
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This wonderful 1963 Babatunde Olatunji LP is one of the things I found at Waterloo Records when I was down in Austin, TX back in October. With the release of his "Drums of Passion" album for Columbia Records four years earlier, Olatunji had provided many Americans with their very first exposure to African music. You can read about the life and career of this talented Nigerian percussionist here and here, and I'll be posting the extensive "High Life!" liner notes when I've got more time.

[ Babatunde Olatunji: April 7, 1927 — April 6, 2003 ]