-In Memorium -
Michael Babatunde "Baba" Olatunji
Our friend, brother and spirtual leader left this plain for
another, Sunday, April 6, 2003, 7:30 am, at the age of 75.
Babatunde Olatunji was a virtuoso of West African
percussion.His 1959 album "Drums of Passion" was a
worldwide smash hit. He received a Grammy Award in 1991 for
his collaboration with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart on
their Planet Drum album. He was also the founder of the
Voices of Africa foundation.
Click Here to Listen to NPR's Report on
Baba