Babatunde Olatunji "...76, the Nigerian drummer whose 1959 Columbia Records album, 'Drums of Passion,' helped introduce African music into the American mainstream, died of complications of diabetes April 6 in Salinas, California."

Skinny, you must have seen him. I did once with the Dead at the Garden. Impressive presence.

Is there a word for a sudden spike in P2P file sharing network searches for recently deceased artists?
- jim 4-11-2003 7:03 pm

I saw him perform a couple of times, most recently in Santa Cruz a year or two ago. Sad to see him go.
- mark 4-11-2003 9:29 pm [add a comment]


he was very good, many a greek theatre show with the REAL dead, he also played at the 78 pyramid shows i believe umong others.....
- Skinny 4-12-2003 12:23 am [add a comment]


I'll never forget hearing that seminal Olatunji album, "Drums of Passion". I couldn't believe it when I saw that he was performing in NY-- I thought that this legend was already dead. I saw him perform outdoors in NY--the ugly south street shee-port or central park. sublime.
- bunny (guest) 4-13-2003 10:57 pm [add a comment]





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