Circle of Drums, by Babatunde Olatunji

Circle of Drums

by Babatunde Olatunji

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	1.	Stepping (Isise) 05:45
	2.	Incantations 09:04
	3.	Dawn (Idaji) 08:59
	4.	Embracement 07:44
	5.	Ascension (Igoke) 10:06
	6.	Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations 21:28

about

Circle of Drums features three great drum artists, Babatunde Olatunji, Muruga Booker, and Sikiru Adepoju. Their drumming styles combine with vocal chants, ancient stringed instruments and synth drones to create a trance-like soundscape that brings to mind the experimental rock of the 1960s when eastern philosophies and cultures were informing Western popular music.

credits

released May 24, 2005

Babatunde Olatunji - ashiko drum, djembe, drums, ngoma, vocals
Shakti - vocals
Muruga - drums, synthesizer
Harry Ely - hammer dulcimer
Sikiru Adepoju - clay drums, cowbell, drums, gudu gudu, shekere, talking drum
James Gurley - ektara, strings

Producer David Chesky
Executive Producer David Chesky, Norman Chesky
Production assistants Matthew Epstein, Lisa Hershfield
Engineer: Barry Wolifson
Assistant engineer Rick Eckerle
Editing Engineer Nicholas Prout
Mastering Engineer Nicholas Prout

Art direction by Aldo Sampieri.
Photography by Janette Beckman.
Production Coordination by Bill Leikam
Project Director Lisa J. Marks

All songs by Babatunde Olatunji [BMI]/Muruga Booker [BMI]/Sikiru Adepoju [ASCAP]