BBC World Service Radio - Talking Drums of West Africa!
It was an honour and pleasure to be interviewed, alongside Senegalese Master Drummer Mohammed Gueye on the talking drums of West Africa!...
Addis Ababa with Mulatu!
Finally we made it to Ethiopia to play an amazing sold out show at the Sheraton in Addis Ababa! The band also did an afternoon of...
Back with TONY ALLEN at Ronnie Scotts!
It's been a long time and I realised just how much I missed, enjoy and LEARN from playing with this one of the world's greatest drummers,...
Another successful Market stall day!
Had so much fun with the great crowd at POP UP AFRICA'S event at Old Spitalfields market yesterday. The storytelling sessions for the...
Abbey Road Studio Session with STING!
An unexpected pleasure to be asked to record my drums and percussion on a Sting track, at London's Abbey Road studio 1 this evening....
EARDRUM are back! London gig!
Looking forward to playing the first EARDRUM gig in a couple of years! On Fri Jan 22nd 2016, we'll be supporting Ibibio Sound System @...
Gene Games "ASA" cartoon of me :-)
Thanks to Genie games "Asa" Yoruba language app for making a cartoon of me! ..better-looking than the real thing, I know!
Theatre Production " Baba Segi's Wives"
Absolutely thrilled to be working as part of this production! Super-talented cast and Director! Initially to be staged as a workshop...
Abu Dhabi with Mulatu!
A nice way to escape the UK winter was to play this wonderful arts event with Mulatu Astatke and the crew for a couple of nights!..and...
Engineering for Yoruba language app
It's really great to be working on this project, today I was recording Yoruba speakers (of all dialects!) for a great new app!...its way...
Survived my 5-gig weekend!
Exhausted but overwhelmed at such an amazing run of gigs - 5 in a weekend is a first for me! (or am I just a lightweight?) I'm honoured...
Raw Drumming/Balafon ft. MOSI CONDE!
Its going to be a heavy, heavy night as I'm HONOURED to be joined by the great MOSI CONDE and members of KIARA KORA AFRICA, in Covent...
Afrojazz Afrobatical Saturday Morning!
Looking forward to a sharp Saturday morning set with these SUPREMELY STERLING musicians outside Morleys Homestore in Tooting this...
More Benin & Togo drums...
There should be some more of these on their way to my shop soon!..soon!! http://www.richardolatundebaker.com/#!shop/c6sc