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Babatunde Olatunji (07 Apr 1927 - 06 Apr 2003)

Male Person - Nigeria

Releases (11)

Official

Album

  1. Drums of Passion 1959
  2. Zungo! 1961
  3. Flaming Drums! 1962 (as Olatunji)
  4. High Life! 1963
  5. Soul Makossa 1973
  6. Drums of Passion: The Beat 1986
  7. Drums of Passion: The Invocation 1988
  8. Love Drum Talk 23 Sep 1997
  9. Healing Rhythms, Songs And Chants / Healing Session 2003
  10. Circle of Drums 24 May 2005
  11. Drums of Passion / More Drums of Passion 2009

Recordings by (121)

  1. Akiwowo (Chant to the Trainman) 3:42 (1959)
  2. Oya (Primitive Fire) 5:36 (1959)
  3. Odun De! Odun De! (Happy New Year!) 4:39 (1959)
  4. Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums of Passion) 3:16 (1959)
  5. Kiyakiya (Why Do You Run Away?) 4:17 (1959)
  6. Baba Jinde (Flirtation Dance) 5:33 (1959)
  7. Oyin Momo Ado (Sweet as Honey) 5:01 (1959)
  8. Shango (Chant to the God of Thunder) 7:06 (1959)
  9. Masque Dance 9:55 (1961)
  10. Zungo 4:01 (1961)
  11. Anna 6:18 (1961)
  12. Esum Buku Wa-Ya 5:15 (1961)
  13. Gelewenwe 4:20 (1961)
  14. Jolly Mensah 6:58 (1961)
  15. Philistine 4:27 (1961)
  16. Abana 4:16 (1962)
  17. African Spiritual 2:48 (1962)
  18. Uhuru 11:02 (1962)
  19. Mystery Of Love 6:31 (1962)
  20. Adofo 3:17 (1962)
  21. Hail The King 6:42 (1962)
  22. Saturday Night Limbo ?:?? (1963)
  23. Ojo Davis ?:?? (1963)
  24. Ashafa ?:?? (1963)
  25. Bo-Su-Aye ?:?? (1963)
  26. Someday ?:?? (1963)
  27. Lady Kennedy ?:?? (1963)
  28. Dye Ko Dide ?:?? (1963)
  29. Eyo-Sese ?:?? (1963)
  30. African Waltz ?:?? (1963)
  31. Totofioko ?:?? (1963)
  32. Soul Makossa 6:51 (1973)
  33. Takuta 6:12 (1973)
  34. Masai 7:05 (1973)
  35. Dominira 11:37 (1973)
  36. O-Wa 7:37 (1973)
  37. The Beat of My Drum 7:40 (1986)
  38. Akiwowo Part 1 3:28 (1986)
  39. Akiwowo Part 2 8:56 (1986)
  40. Ilere, Ilere, Ilere ?:?? (1986)
  41. Se Eni A Fe L'Amo - Kere Kere 9:10 (1986)
  42. Loyin Loyin 7:27 (1986)
  43. Ife L'Oju L'Aiye 6:45 (1986)
  44. Ajaja 6:27 (1988)
  45. Kori 5:59 (1988)
  46. Sango 6:04 (1988)
  47. Oba Igbo 5:04 (1988)
  48. Orere 5:14 (1988)
  49. Ogun La / Ka Aiye 10:35 (1988)
  50. Ayie Mire 4:06 (1989)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Takuta 6:12 Babatunde Olatunji (1973) percussion
  2. Soul Makossa 6:51 Babatunde Olatunji (1973) percussion
  3. Dominira 11:37 Babatunde Olatunji (1973) percussion
  4. O-Wa 7:37 Babatunde Olatunji (1973) percussion
  5. Masai 7:05 Babatunde Olatunji (1973) percussion
  6. African Ascencion pt. 2 - The Sun God of the Masai 4:06 Horace Silver (1978) percussion
  7. African Ascencion pt. 1 - The Gods of the Yoruba 6:08 Horace Silver (1978) percussion
  8. I Thought About You 5:30 Stan Getz (1986) percussion, congas
  9. Voyage 7:04 Stan Getz (1986) percussion, congas
  10. Falling in Love 8:25 Stan Getz (1986) percussion, congas
  11. I Wanted to Say 9:29 Stan Getz (1986) percussion, congas
  12. Dreams 10:24 Stan Getz (1986) percussion, congas
  13. Island Groove 5:44 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) djembe, shekere, congas
  14. Dance of the Hunter's Fire 2:59 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) djembe
  15. The Hunt 3:51 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) djembe, ashiko, membranophone
  16. Evening Samba 4:30 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) shakers, bell
  17. Iyanu (Surprises) 2:02 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) handclaps
  18. Jewe (You Are the One) 4:06 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) body percussion
  19. Temple Caves 3:14 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) djembe, congas

Vocals

  1. Sawa Sawa Dé 3:00 The Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Sextet + Four Trumpets (1960)
  2. Uhuru 4:53 The Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Sextet + Four Trumpets (1960)
  3. Takuta 6:12 Babatunde Olatunji (1973)
  4. Masai 7:05 Babatunde Olatunji (1973)
  5. Soul Makossa 6:51 Babatunde Olatunji (1973)
  6. Dominira 11:37 Babatunde Olatunji (1973)
  7. O-Wa 7:37 Babatunde Olatunji (1973)
  8. Jewe (You Are the One) 4:06 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991)
  9. Island Groove 5:44 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991)
  10. Iyanu (Surprises) 2:02 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991)

Produced

  1. Se Eni A Fe L'Amo - Kere Kere 9:10 Babatunde Olatunji (1986) co
  2. Ife L'Oju L'Aiye 6:45 Babatunde Olatunji (1986) co
  3. Loyin Loyin 7:27 Babatunde Olatunji (1986) co
  4. Ogun La / Ka Aiye 10:35 Babatunde Olatunji (1988) co
  5. Ajaja 6:27 Babatunde Olatunji (1988) co
  6. Orere 5:14 Babatunde Olatunji (1988) co
  7. Kori 5:59 Babatunde Olatunji (1988) co
  8. Sango 6:04 Babatunde Olatunji (1988) co
  9. Oba Igbo 5:04 Babatunde Olatunji (1988) co
  10. Akiwowo 7:45 Babatunde Olatunji (1989) co
  11. Akiwowo (a cappella) 1:40 Babatunde Olatunji (1989) co
  12. The Dancing Sorcerer 2:57 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  13. Lost River 2:58 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  14. Jewe (You Are the One) 4:06 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  15. Udu Chant 3:41 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  16. Mysterious Island 5:49 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  17. Temple Caves 3:14 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  18. Dance of the Hunter's Fire 2:59 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  19. Island Groove 5:44 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  20. Bones 4:10 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co
  21. The Hunt 3:51 Mickey Hart (25 Sep 1991) co

Credited as (15)

  1. Babatunde Olatunji
  2. Stetsasonic feat. Rev. Jesse Jackson & Olatunji
  3. Chopstick Dubplate feat. Babatunde Olatunji
  4. Babatunde Olatunji & Phenomena
  5. Youssou N’Dour feat. Babatunde Olatunji
  6. Via Olatunji
  7. Olatunji!
  8. Olatunji
  9. Stetsasonic feat. the Rev. Jesse Jackson & Olatunji
  10. Rahsaan Roland Kirk with Babatundi
  11. Rahsaan Roland Kirk with Babatundi and Hubbard
  12. The Persuasions, Seamus Blake, Mike Moreno, Ari Hoenig, Sam Yahel, Billy Burnette, The Conga Kings, John Hammond, Babatunde Olatunji, I⋅Ching, Rebecca Pidgeon, Monty Alexander, Martin Kuuskmann, Love Derwinger, NorrlandsOperans Symfoniorkester, Rossen Gergov
  13. Olatunji; Sikiru Adepoju
  14. Babatunde Olatunji & Sikiru Adepoju
  15. Michael Shrieve feat. Babatunde Olatunji, Trey Gunn, Jack DeJohnette & Zakir Hussain

Works (52)

Arranged

  1. Saré Tete Wa
  2. What's Your Number, Mama?
  3. Love Drum Talk
  4. Bebí Alolo
  5. Spell Mónisola
  6. Don't Know Why My Love
  7. Mother, Give Me Love
  8. Long Distance Lover
  9. Saré Tete Wa
  10. What's Your Number, Mama?
  11. Love Drum Talk
  12. Bebí Alolo
  13. Spell Mónisola
  14. Don't Know Why My Love
  15. Mother, Give Me Love
  16. Long Distance Lover
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Wrote

  1. Embracement
  2. Ascension (Igoke)
  3. Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations
  4. Se Eni A Fe L'Amo - Kere Kere
  5. Stepping (Isise)
  6. Incantations
  7. Dawn (Idaji)
  8. Saré Tete Wa
  9. What's Your Number, Mama?
  10. Love Drum Talk
  11. Bebí Alolo
  12. Spell Mónisola
  13. Don't Know Why My Love
  14. Mother, Give Me Love
  15. Long Distance Lover
  16. Saré Tete Wa
  17. What's Your Number, Mama?
  18. Love Drum Talk
  19. Bebí Alolo
  20. Spell Mónisola
  21. Don't Know Why My Love
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Composed

  1. My Child
  2. Jin‐go‐lo‐ba (Drums of Passion)
  3. Joanna
  4. Takuta
  5. Marabout
  6. New York USA
  7. New York – USA
  8. New York, USA
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Lyrics

  1. Marabout
  2. Takuta
  3. My Child
  4. Jin‐go‐lo‐ba (Drums of Passion)
  5. Joanna
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Links (17)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/130059277
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/babatunde_olatunji
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85385610
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6133bqv
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb140120999
  6. https://www.whosampled.com/Babatunde-Olatunji/
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85385610

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Babatunde+Olatunji

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/160992

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/203398

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000056913

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645984/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/208433

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q797599

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/58479

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1293080
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fOKPmqqTHxZeC8j63252Y