Title: Babatunde Olatunji - O Wa
Description: music by Babatunde Olatunji You Can buy this Albums in the Itunes Store in a higher resolution and quality

Title: Babatunde Olatunji: 75th Birthday Celebration
Description: Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji was honored at a party in Mountain View, California. Though he was frail, a strong spirit glowed through him. This slide show set to music features photos of singer Joan Baez, percussionists Arthur Hull and Gordy Ryan, Bruce Langhorne, AlalaDe Dreamer Frederick, Don Davidson, and Julia Chigamba and Chinyakare Ensemble (Shona, Zimbabwe. See http:// www.chinyakare.com). Look soon for an improved and corrected version with more images from the director of the World Harmony Chorus. Good closeups of Baba, Joan, Julia, and firedancer Paméla Espinoza.

Title: Babatunde Olatunji - Don't Know Why My Love.
Description: music by Babatunde Olatunji You Can buy this Albums in the Itunes Store in a higher resolution and quality

Title: Babatunde Olatunji and Drums of Passion - Santa Cruz - 1995
Description: Jingo-lo-ba (Olantunji's song - Santana famously covered it) at Palookaville in Santa Cruz, California. Olatunji - vocals/ashiko drums Gordy Ryan - djun djun/bell Yao Tamakloe - djembe Yuji Tojo - guitar Wole Alade - saxophone David Price - bass not sure of the rest on this gig...

Title: Babatunde Olatunji - What's Your Number, Mama
Description: Naija Music From Babatunde Olatunji's 1998 Love Drum Talk Album (You Can buy this Albums in the Itunes Store in a higher resolution and quality)

Title: Nubii Live! Om Namah Shivaya
Description: Nubii, live at the Larkspur Cafe Theatre in Marin County, CA. This is their version of "Om Namah Shivaya". To hear more visit their website at: nubii.com. FOUNDATION FOR THE HEALING ARTS PRESENTS... ENERGIZE YOUR SPIRIT... Join Nubii (GloriaRain & Tanyah Dadze) and their special guest artists Baba Ken Okolulu, Soji Odukogbe, Rasaki Aladokun, Nii Armah Hammond, Christine Hodil and Barbara Borden for this joyously uplitting and spirited gathering featuring fabulous live music and candid conversation of the "ultimate workshop experience" ~ Energize Your Spirit!! A community building performance/workshop presented by the Foundation for the Healing Arts designed to nurture, energize and affirm the joys of life and reduce our collective stress. The workshop focused on practical, meaningful ways to manifest our goals, maintain our balance and increase our joy!! Nubii an eight-piece World Music ensemble has performed with Ras Midas, Babatunde Olatunji, Hedzoleh Soundz and with musicians from around the world including Hati, Nigeria, Ghana, Cuba, and Chile. Nubii's sound combines their intense spiritual energy with specific vibrations, tones, rhythms, and harmonies. You feel their music BEFORE you hear it.

Title: African Showboyz
Description: Napoleon, Joseph, Jacob, Awuni, Edward, Moro, Issac and JJ Sabbah, all brothers, are the African Showboyz. The boyz were born and raised in Binaba, a small village in the north east region of Ghana, West Africa. In Binaba, it is the way of the village for the men to marry multiple wives. The Showboyz are born from the same mother and the same father, though collectively there are 54 children from their fathers descent. Napoleon, the elder of the brothers, received a vision from his grandfather during a juju practice at a very young age. He was to embark on a world journey in effort to bring recognition to the suffrage of the African people and feed his ever-growing family. Napo engaged Joseph, next of kin; his backbone, and they made instruments from thigh bones and hides of village kills that had been given to the chiefs palace. Issac was taught village dances to accompany Napoleons kone and Josephs siyak, and in 1983 the three Sabbah children set out on two bicycles to play for neighboring villages. In 1987, Issac learned the bind douk and JJ and Moses were added, playing the bin bill and tonton sanson, and the African Showboyz emerged as Africas pentacle of conscious musicians. They began touring neighboring countries and performed before enthusiastic audiences in Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Libya, and Cote d Ivoire, while collaborating with Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Alpha Blondy, Freddie Meiwey and Ras Kimono. It is fascinating to note that while touring in Africa, the brothers carried no documentation but simply performed for immigration officials at the borders and were permitted access. Their story is not complete without the mention of Babatunde Olatunji, the father of world music, Babatunde, born in Nigeria in 1927; made his final peace in 2003. His passion for understanding the spermatic nature of human organization and his individual capability to bridge superficial borders of the economic, political and cultural structures earned him global respect and the Grammy in 1991. As a traveling teacher of social justice, Baba believed that the drums have a healing affect on the body and mind; that drums unite us in our diversity and helps restore our natural rhythms. Baba discovered the Sabbah brothers in their beginning years, giving grandfatherly direction to the Showboyz and aiding their success in Africa as well as France and Germany. In 2000, Kris Hodges traveled to Africa in search of performers telling the story of modern day life with traditional flare. There in Nungua, Ghana he first saw the Showboyz perform. "The second I heard the Showboyz, I put my head to the ground and wept," explains Hodges. Their ability to relate astounds me. I tapped into the universal message. Hodges believes that through beginning on a personal level, the global community can be built. Upon his return to the States and through communication via telephone with Olatunji, the African Showboyz made their first appearance for a US audience at the second Floydfest World Music Festival in 2003. It was outta this world. The Showboyz did return in 2004 for a repeat performance at Floydfest and a national tour; playing the prominent Lotus World Music, Steppin Out, and Live on Winnebago festivals as well as churches, schools, festivals, clubs, and street fairs all across the US intermixing their unique sound with Old time, bluegrass, Hip-hop and all genres of music. Audiences nationwide marveled at the world-class raw roots experience of tribal drumming, phenomenal glass eating, mystical fire twirling :from comic routines to African Black Power exhibition, these beautiful young men entertained all ages with vibrant heart and soul. It was contagious! The boyz carried their message of brotherhood proudly, most notably to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. There, sleeping in a tipi the Africans and the American Natives rejoiced on common ground with the drum and the concept of unity; and the Showboyz were honored in a sweat under the August full moon. The African Showboyz were featured in Palm Pictures Grammy nominated 1GiantLeap; an extraordinary film document on world culture. Having released two previous albums, (Spiritual Song Buda Musique/Paris 2002, and Brothers Bold Blue Cow Records/U.S.A. 2004), their third release, Black Starz, is due out spring 2005. Touching all corners of the globe, the African Showboyz deliver world folk music at its best. Visit the African Showboyz on the Web at : http://www.fastlaneintl.com/showboyz.htm

Title: Fanga by the Oshkosh Rhythm Ensemble
Description: Fanga is a welcome song from Liberia. The Oshkosh is a recreational percussion ensemble from Oshkosh WI, USA. We are extremely grateful to, and have much respect for, the many generations of Africans who created and perpetuated some of the most meaningful music in the universe. And to Babatunde Olatunji, who played a huge role in spreading the joy of drumming all over the world, we love you.

Title: BABA ALADE AT HEN HOUSE STUDIOS
Description: HenHouseStudios.com Baba Alade, grew up in Watts, California and approaches his folk/ blues from his urban roots, armed with Banjo in hand. Baba is a poetic wordsmith who sings of love, lost and found through sweet melodies that resonate in your mind. While the tunes ring with the sweetness of a child they reflect the wisdom of an elder. He has played with everyone from Taj Mahal, Babatunde Olatunji to the great jazz legend, Charles Lloyd. His mesmerizing performances are legendary.-Hen House Studios is a record label and documentary film company in Venice, California. First made famous by their unique concept to record musicians for free in exchange for the right to film them, Hen House has grown to a premiere, web based multi media company featuring music videos, CDs, DVDs, and podcasts all produced by the studio. Hear the Music and See the Stories. ©2007 Hen House Studios . All Rights Reserved.

Title: Talib Kweli feat. Madlib - The show
Description: this song is from the 2006 album "Liberation"...a collaboration between Talib Kweli and Madlib... Lyrics: Okay... Okay, I'm only gettin it on one side of the headphone Aight~! Yeh, bring it in like... Five somethin in the mornin goin on six It's daylight, sunrise time Time to free yo'self... free yo' soul, free yo' mind Ladies, free that ass... yeah! Coast to coast it's the most, we don't brag and boast We just leave 'em comatose It's your boy Talib Kweli, yeah! Flow is tight, though I got a couple screws looses It's cuckoo, my rep in this game is bigger than Bruce Bruce Who you? Your name smaller than fine grains in couscous It's the highest calibre, your calibre is deuce deuce SHOOT~! Y'all niggaz can't hang like a loose noose I get on stage, niggaz in my ear like a Bluetooth And that's the triple truth Ruth, they lips is loose like they seen your lovedaddy in the bulletproof blue Coupe My rhymes is full of truth, and the business full of lies Try to look a Masai kid in his eyes for the flies and tell him how he fucked up our environment daily The only thing we know about Africa is from Nas or Belly But go off like a Hutu or Tutsi, from Rwanda or Burundi Over drums like Babatunde Olatunji Sayin nigga just to keep our teeth white, like Paul Mooney Fightin spiritual wars, like the Shi'ite or the Sunni Yo~! Our music went from tap dance to the lapdance Try to get me to sell out and that's a fat chance You see black faces in my rap pages Larry Davis, Angela Davis or Ossie Davis Yeah, welcome to the show, it's Talib Kweli, so amazin Live from California it's the Madlib invasion, let's GO~! This exercise in freedom is called the "Liberation" I keep it fly by a process of elimination When it come to payin the kid, sometimes it's hesitation 'Til I make 'em check it in like they got reservations But there ain't no reservations about coppin this Even though it's free for the people there ain't no stoppin this Poppin fresh, cakin up, I'm breakin up the, monotonous flow that can't write or plant life like a botanist grow a new crop and just roll, it up, blow it out whoa Excuse the cockiness though, I'm just showin out - know you can't go without this, now what'chu know about that? Now what'chu know about... now what'chu know about... {*to fade*}

Title: what we need
Description: aphorism by E.M. Forster music by Babatunde Olatunji Se Fe Eni a Fe l'Amo—Kere Kere

Title: Jingo : SFU World Drumming Ensemble : Jim Donovan Director
Description: Saint Francis University World Drumming Ensemble directed by Jim Donovan (formerly of the band Rusted Root). Playing an arrangement of a traditional Nigerian song called Jingo. Originally taught by Babatunde Olatunji Spring Concert 4.14.08 The Saint Francis University World Drumming Ensemble's mission is to create a community musical experience where students, faculty, staff and community members can join together each week and create something exciting together. There are no prerequisites nor auditions. Everyone is accepted into the group regardless of experience or ability. Each person is only required to show up and to do their best. Our focus remains fixed on the process of learning be together and enjoy making music with each other.

Title: Baba Olatunji & his Drums of Passion- Ajaja
Description: Baba Olatunji & his Drums of Passion perform at a New Years Eve Concert in 1986 opening for The Grateful Dead. Concert intro song Ajaja.

Title: The Love Drums WhizBang #50 Pt.5
Description: Finale of The Love Drums at WhizBang # 50 in Nashville April 2005 playing "I Love My Life" inspired by Olatunji. Ed Haggard, Joe Funderburk, Thomas Anderson, Simba, Biko, Beth & Baanu

Title: Kosono-Live @ Catalyst-Sky is the Limit
Description: Danjuma Adamu with Kosono Santa Cruz California-1992 Daniel Thomas Guitar