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Michael Olatuja ( - )

Male Person - New York UK electric and acoustic bassist/composer, based in New York

Releases (2)

Official

Album

  1. Speak 28 Sep 2009
  2. Lagos Pepper Soup 12 Jun 2020

Recordings by (12)

  1. Ma Foya 5:03 (28 Sep 2009)
  2. Altar Call 4:59 (28 Sep 2009)
  3. Hold On 4:53 (28 Sep 2009)
  4. Little Sister 3:35 (28 Sep 2009)
  5. Le Jardin 4:21 (28 Sep 2009)
  6. Yi Yipada 4:30 (28 Sep 2009)
  7. Unconditional 4:05 (28 Sep 2009)
  8. Speak 3:13 (28 Sep 2009)
  9. Walk With Me 6:50 (28 Sep 2009)
  10. Mama Ola 8:59 (28 Sep 2009)
  11. Even Now Prayer 1:00 (12 Jun 2020)
  12. Grace 5:51 (12 Jun 2020)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. African Waltz 2:12 Cannonball Adderley and His Orchestra (1961) congas, bongos
  2. Kelly Blue 3:51 Cannonball Adderley and His Orchestra (1961) congas, bongos
  3. Intermission-Split Decision 8:19 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  4. The Flame-Thrower 2:59 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  5. Equiano's Tears 10:22 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  6. Conversations With the Unseen 7:34 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  7. Elision 5:56 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  8. Mungo's Adventure 7:06 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  9. Intro 2:10 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  10. Good Nyooz 3:21 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  11. Outro 3:23 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  12. Spokes and Pedals 6:29 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  13. Snakehips 7:39 Soweto Kinch (2003) double bass
  14. Love Gamble 4:25 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass
  15. The House That Love Built 6:10 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass
  16. Out There 4:53 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass guitar
  17. Marcus's Crisis 4:51 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass
  18. The Mission 6:47 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass
  19. Expansion 3:19 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass
  20. A Friendly Game of Basketball 6:50 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass
  21. Adrian's Ballad 4:49 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass
  22. Ridez 5:09 Soweto Kinch (2006) bass
  23. Ginger Me Slowly 4:04 Somi (2014) bass
  24. First Kiss: Eko Oni Baje 1:25 Somi (2014) bass
  25. Akobi: First Born S(u)n 4:07 Somi (2014) bass
  26. Shine Your Eye 3:23 Somi (2014) bass
  27. Still Your Girl 4:47 Somi (2014) bass
  28. Love Juju #1 3:22 Somi (2014) bass
  29. Four African Women 6:36 Somi (2014) bass
  30. Lady Revisited 3:55 Somi feat. Angélique Kidjo (2014) bass
  31. Ankara Sundays 5:18 Somi (2014) bass
  32. Two-Dollar Day 5:51 Somi (2014) bass
  33. Love Juju #2 4:21 Somi (2014) bass
  34. Overcome 3:11 Laura Mvula featuring Nile Rodgers (14 Jan 2016) electric bass guitar
  35. Lucky Man 2:52 Laura Mvula (17 Jun 2016) bass guitar
  36. Midnight Angels 3:57 Somi (31 Mar 2017) bass
  37. Black Enough 3:05 Somi (31 Mar 2017) bass
  38. The Gentry 5:21 Somi feat. Aloe Blacc (31 Mar 2017) bass
  39. They’re Like Ghosts 5:28 Somi (31 Mar 2017) bass
  40. BLUE 4:29 Somi (31 Mar 2017) bass
  41. Alien 5:15 Somi (31 Mar 2017) acoustic bass guitar
  42. Like Dakar 4:55 Somi (31 Mar 2017) bass
  43. Kadiatou the Beautiful 3:49 Somi (31 Mar 2017) bass
  44. Let Me 3:12 Somi (31 Mar 2017) acoustic bass guitar
  45. Holy Room 5:05 Somi (31 Mar 2017) bass
  46. Lagos Pepper Soup 4:43 Michael Olatuja feat. Angélique Kidjo & Lionel Loueke (12 Jun 2020) bass
  47. The Hero’s Journey 8:42 Michael Olatuja feat. Regina Carter (12 Jun 2020) bass

Remixed

  1. Setembro 4:49 SWR Big Band & Ralf Schmid & Paula Morelenbaum (10 Jul 2009) additional

Produced

  1. Setembro 4:49 SWR Big Band & Ralf Schmid & Paula Morelenbaum (10 Jul 2009) additional
  2. Bola’s Song 4:16 Michael Olatuja feat. Grégoire Maret (12 Jun 2020)

Credited as (15)

  1. Michael Olatuja
  2. Michael Olatuja feat. Lynden David Hall & Andrew Roachford
  3. Michael Olatuja feat. Terri Walker
  4. Michael Olatuja, Lynden David Hall & Andrew Roachford
  5. Michael Olatuja feat. Regina Carter
  6. Michael Olatuja feat. Angélique Kidjo & Lionel Loueke
  7. Michael Olatuja feat. Dianne Reeves & Lionel Loueke
  8. Michael Olatuja feat. Brandee Younger
  9. Michael Olatuja feat. Laura Mvula
  10. Michael Olatuja feat. Onaje Jefferson
  11. Michael Olatuja feat. Becca Stevens & Robert Mitchell
  12. Michael Olatuja feat. Grégoire Maret
  13. Michael Olatuja feat. Lionel Loueke
  14. Michael Olatuja feat. Joe Lovano
  15. Somi, Michael Olatuja & Uko Ini‐obong

Works (23)

Arranged

  1. Even Now Prayer
  2. Lagos Pepper Soup
  3. The Hero’s Journey
  4. Soki
  5. Ma Foya
  6. Brighter Day
  7. Shadows Fade
  8. Bola’s Song
  9. Leye’s Dance
  10. Grace

Composed

  1. Even Now Prayer
  2. Lagos Pepper Soup
  3. The Hero’s Journey
  4. Soki
  5. Ma Foya
  6. Brighter Day
  7. Shadows Fade
  8. Bola’s Song
  9. Leye’s Dance
  10. Grace
  11. Lady Revisited
  12. Four African Women
  13. Last Song

Links (5)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.michaelolatujamusic.com/

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/290609

Bandcamp

  1. https://michaelolatuja.bandcamp.com/

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/michael.olatuja

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/olatuja