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! I did my best to represent Yoruba! Significant in their contributions were Hélène Neveu Kringelbach, Senior Lecturer in African Studies at UCL and Véronique Tadjo the writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire. Presenter was Bridget Kendall.
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 interactive workshops with local musicians and got about town and into the hills above the city!
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, the pioneer of Afrobeat!..also my first ever gig in the main space at Ronnie Scotts!
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 kids went well too :-)
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. Thoroughly enjoyed this session!
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 @ Passing Clouds, London E8 - come down, it's going to be a massive night!!
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 performance at Stratford Royale Theatre this week, it will hopefully tour in full next year. https://www.facebook.com/The-Secret-Lives-of-Baba-Segis-Wives-2015-A-UK-Workshop-Production-446093888907863/?fref=photo
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 now back to the cold of London!
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 over time to improve my Yoruba too!!
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 to have played with such an incredible array musucians in such a short space of time :-) Kari Bannerman, Tony Kofi, Curtis Ruiz, Andrew McCormack, Jason Yarde, Thomas Gould, Mosi Conde,Ayo Dele Edwards, Mike Dunne, Tomasz Bura and last (but not definitely least) Adedeji Adetayo..!
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 Garden this Saturday night!
Afrojazz Afrobatical Saturday Morning!
Looking forward to a sharp Saturday morning set with these SUPREMELY STERLING musicians outside Morleys Homestore in Tooting this Saturday 14th Nov! 11am - 11:45am
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
