Olatunji - Drums Of Passion download album

Complete your Olatunji! collection. Olatunji! Drums Of Passion ‎(LP, Album, Mono). Olatunji! Drums Of Passion ‎(LP, Album).

Drums of Passion is an album released by Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji in 1960. Unquestionably, it was the first recording to popularize African music in the west, becoming immensely successful and selling over five million copies. In 2002, it was released as a single layer stereo and . SACD by Columbia Records. In 2004 the album was added to the National Recording Registry.

Babatunde Olatunji - Drums Of Passion (1960). Songs in album Babatunde Olatunji - Drums Of Passion (1960). 1. Akiwowo (Chant To The Trainman).

Having come to the . And, in spite of it being viewed by some as a symbol of African chic, Drums of Passion is still a substantial record thanks to Olatunji's complex and raw drumming.

Olatunji was a drummer, social activist and musician, born in Ajindo, Nigeria. In this album he has recaptured some of his early impressions in his drum beats and giving them new zest. The African drum rhythms are not only musical melodies and songs but also ways of communication. For instance, the first track "Akiwowo" was the name of a train conductor who shouted his humorous cry against the fading rhythm of the freight train. Drums of Passion is mainly a danceable album and often cited as one of the first African albums recorded in (then called) stereophonic sound in the United States in 1960. 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Featuring "Gin-Go-Lo-Ba" (Drums Of Passion), "Akiwowo" (Chant To The Trainman) and more. View Complete Catalog.

Artists Babatunde Olatunji Drums of Passion, More Drums of Passion. Drums of Passion, More Drums of Passion Babatunde Olatunji. Drums of Passion, More Drums of Passion. This album has an average beat per minute of 159 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 126/192 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist Drums of Passion, More Drums of Passion.

Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji enjoyed a rich musical legacy during his lifetime.

Babatunde Olatunji - Gin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums of Passion) 03:16. Babatunde Olatunji - Shango (Chant to the God of Thunder) 07:08. Babatunde Olatunji - All Africa 08:02. Babatunde Olatunji - Oya (Primitive Fire) 05:37.