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Recorded in 1993 but only released in 2005, two years after his death, it's a mystery why this sat in the vault for so long. Here the Nigerian master drummer collaborates with Sikiru Adepoju and Muruga, and the results are as good as anything he released in his prime during the 1960s. He can conjure up a groove out of nothing, making it flow and ebb, while the drummers talk to each other with their instruments. It's not quite all percussion, however, as the one-string ektar fiddle, synth, chants, and even (surprisingly) hammered dulcimer enter the mix. Each of the six tracks gets time to develop, and it's the kind of disc that will have listeners performing workouts on their bodies (keeping up, however, is a different matter). It's readily apparent just how good these guys were during this session, making it sound so easy. Olatunji might no longer be with us, but on this disc he leaves a strong legacy. ~ Chris Nickson
Personnel: Babatunde Olatunji (vocals, djembe, ngoma); Babatunde Olatunji (drums); Shakti (vocals); James Gurley (strings); Sikiru Adepoju (drums, clay drum, talking drum, cowbells, shekere); Harry Ely (hammer dulcimer); Muruga (synthesizer, drums).
Audio Mixer: Nicholas Prout.
Recording information: The Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA.
Editor: Nicholas Prout.
Photographer: Janette Beckman.
Award WinnerDirty Linen (p.61) - "[O]ne of his most intimate, strictly percussion-based recordings..." Circle Of Drums Music | List Price | $18.97 (You save $1.98) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, International CDs, African, World, Enhanced CD, Super Audio, Afro-Pop | | Label | Chesky | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  45777  | | CD Universe Part number | 6864182 | | Catalog number | 295 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 24, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | James Gurley - strings
Babatunde Olatunji - vocals, djembe, ngoma
Shakti - vocals
Sikiru Adepoju - drums, clay drum, talking drum, cowbells, shekere
Harry Ely - hammer dulcimer
Muruga - synthesizer, drums
| | Additional Info | Sacd Hybrid |
Babatunde Olatunji Circle Of Drums Songs | 1. | Stepping (Isise) |
| 2. | Incantantions |
| 3. | Dawn (Idaji) |
| 4. | Embracement |
| 5. | Ascension (Igoke) |
| 6. | Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations |
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